I've had this watch for at least 8 or 9 years now. I have a handful of watches that wear and I take really good care of all of them except this one.  I bought it because I wanted something that I could wear and not worry about. I didn't want to worry about scratching it, I didn't want to worry about replacing the battery every year and I didn't want to worry about setting it when the time changed.

Well, 8 or 9 years after purchasing this I noticed that the backlight was out and although I don't use the alarm, I tested it an it didn't work either.  The watch was showing full charge but neither of these features worked.  I thought it was the end of the road for my MGT900. After doing some reading on the web I found out that although this watch is solar, there is an internal rechargeable battery inside this watch which will eventually wear out. There is a You Tube video that shows how to change out the battery so I went to my local electronics store and bought a new CR1616 lithium ion battery and decided that I was either going to fix this or scrap it and buy a new watch. Within 20 minutes I had the old battery out, the new one in, performed a reset as shown in the video and my old friend came back to life, backlight and all. It's great to think that this watch that has served me well for so many years could potentially give me another 8 or 9 years for service.

I've only ever had one minor problem with this watch.  There are two rubber caps that go between the watchband and the case at the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock position. About 4 years after buying it the one at the 6 o'clock started to get a hairline crack in it but not bad enough to look like it would cause the band to fall off. I found a website that sold replacements and bought a new one. I think shipping was more expensive than the part itself. I noticed the other night when I replaced the internal battery that the same rubber cap that I replaced is started to get a small crack in it.  Looks like I'm going to have to see if I can locate another one but this time I'll order two.

This watch has survived a whole host of abuse. I can't even begin to list the many adverse situations this watch has been worn during. If you are reading this review then you must be considering buying this watch. Stop reading and buy it.