In my first semester of nursing school I went through two watches... One fogged up when I washed my hands (and a nurse washes her hands a lot!) and one just stopped working after a few weeks... So, I did some research about water resistance and ended up getting this one because it was cheap and not bad looking. The numbers and minute lines (important for me) are super easy to see and it was even cuter in person than I expected it to be (I thought it might be chunkier than it is). Half way through my second semester it is still working fantastically. I haven't noticed any color change in the band except for the little piece that holds the extra part of the band from flapping around, it's gotten an occasional slightly yellow tinge from the chlorhexidine soap. But even that rinses back to white if I wear it in the shower. Best watch I've owned!