Time will tell how well the gold ion plated finish holds up.  The watch is stainless steel and quite a bit larger than the normal women's watch, therefore it is heavier than normal.  My wife works the medical world and needs a sweep second hand for checking pulses, and those are hard to find in the smaller women's watches.  The big dial does make seeing the second hand easier.  It is pretty and some of my wife's other watches (fashion not utility) are on the large size.  She tells me that is the current fashion.  So far she likes it, but we'll have to see if the weight thing starts to annoy her.  Otherwise it seems like a quality watch and it is pretty.