This is a great looking watch. It is atomic (the analog hands wind themselves, which is very cool!) and solar powered so you don't have to worry about the battery and adjusting the time for daylight savings/travel. It is also G-Shock so it can take some abuse. Also comes with the almost standard Gshock 200m waterproof case.

While this is a great looking and effortless reliable watch, it does have one major flaw. The LED backlight (which can also be turned to automatic so the light automatically turn on when you move your wrist to view the time) does not illuminate the three digital indicators that show date/other time zone/seconds elapsed and status of alarm/light/dst. This is a huge flaw because if it's pitch black, you will not be able to see the date unless you find a reflective surface to reflect the light back onto the face of the watch. The red LED light is bright and visually appealing, but the design that makes the light not illuminate the three digital displays at the 9, 3 and 6'clock positions is simply inexcusable.

I love this watch and I wear it almost every day. It has a ton of great features built in, including a "mono" setting to turn off the beeps (which comes in handy on standardized tests) and it looks great (white hands on black face and red LED illumination), but it could use a slight improvement in terms of the LED lighting effectiveness.

The face is solid glass. The band seems pretty sturdy to me, though some claim it isn't as solid as should be. Compared to my other G-Shocks, the band is pretty tough.

All in all a slightly pricier but beautiful Gshock solar atomic ana-digi Casio.