I love this watch! It is perpetual calendar, which means you don't have to ever advance it a day or 2 or 3 (think February to March) until the battery wears out. The 2 tone silver on black is absolutely gorgeous. This watch is classy enough to wear with a suit and tie while not being out of place in my daily work uniform. The ONLY problem with this watch is with the band. It didn't take long before the black coloring on the watch band links starting rubbing off. Other people can't tell because it occurs on the bottom back of the wrist right where the band comes in contact with my desk. I don't really care, but this is why I marked it down from a 5 star to a 4 star. I will have to replace the band in a year or so, but I think this problem will happen with most black metal watch bands. Ceramic seems to be a little more resistant, albeit fragile.