I am delighted to find this watch and plan to order another one.  I bought my first one in 1995.  The strap broke several years ago, but I replaced it.  The beep for the alarm quit working at some point, so that was a little disappointing for traveling.  Like others have said, the countdown timer is the best feature.  A few months ago that quit beeping, but I think after 14 years I can afford to replace it.  It is small, which is nice for my skinny wrists.  I am in the "over 40" crowd and do not have trouble reading it.