This is a nice looking watch. It's more graceful than some of the other "easy reader" watches due to the oval shape (to me, it looks a bit longer and narrower in person than in the image). I'm hoping it's water resistant as it says when you scroll down to the specifics, not "splash resistant" as it says near the image of the watch (you have to click the "more" button to see the one near the image). The band is dull silver-tone, not shiny. I have a smallish wrist and it fits me with some extra room which is fine with me because it's an *expansion* band--aka a pinchy band. When you have metal with expanding joints, you're going to have the possibility of being pinched, hairs getting caught, etc, etc. If it weren't for the fact that leather or cloth bands need to be replaced regularly I'd go for one of them, but I've basically been there, done that...As for readability, I've found it easy enough to read though I have to admit, I don't really have problems reading most watches as long as there's no glare. All in all, it's a good buy. The price was low enough that I decided to get the same watch in the gold tone. So yes, if you're looking for an inexpensive "dainty" watch in silver tone, I'd recommend this one though I haven't had it long enough to attest to it's durability, etc.