Before I purchased this watch (several years ago) from Amazon, I looked high and low for a watch similar to the Timex watch I had, which simply just wore out.  I literally looked for years!...and everywhere I went I was told the same thing: there were plenty of beautiful watches, but no dressy, goldtone digital watches...for WOMEN! I figured I couldn't be the only women who wanted a goldtone, dressy, digital watch! So I continued my search until I found this watch on Amazon. It is just what I wanted... and I love it!! AND I was happy to read the reviews and find that I was NOT the only woman who wanted this type of watch! I am buying another one today to have on hand in case something happens to the one I am wearing, because I never want to go without a watch like this again! I also love the hourly chime and alarm...AND that I can wear it into the pool, because it is water resistant! One thing that could be improved is to have a backlight to be able to see the time in the dark...and (because I am becoming more nearsighted), it would be great to have bigger numbers on the watch face and not so much black. I can deal with pressing a button to see the date,...BUT having the date on the face would be a nice improvement too. As far as the band goes, I always take the one off that comes with it and replace it with a stretch band, which I prefer...and which fits me better because I have such a small wrist.