This is the second Casio Waveceptor watch I've bought. The first had the plastic band. When it broke, I found I could not replace the band with a standard band. So, I decided to buy the Waveceptor with the metal band. This watch has an over-sized band (good) we do not all have small wrists. However, I do. Here's the rub. It is nearly impossible to remove the extra links marked for that purpose oneself. I finally pounded then out with a hammer and a jeweler's screwdriver over a link sized hole bored in a board. Some distortion of the link occurred. Normally the removable links marked with the little arrow on the back should just press out. These don't. Unless you are prepared to take this watch to a jewelers to resize the band, do not buy it.