I purchased this watch July of 2006 and it is still going strong.  I have not had a single problem with this watch.  Aside from some very minor scratches on the crystal (my fault) This watch is of excellent quality.  Keeps time accurately even though it is not atomically controlled and does not have a perpetual Calendar.  I am probably going to upgrade to the SkyHawk AT since it has both atomic control, a perpetual calendar, a 99 minute timer,  is composed of a lighter weight titanium, and last but not least is about 3x more expensive than this beauty.