My search began with a broken watch band. Two different watches actually; on right after the other in a 2 week span. They we both cheap digitals, but they had made me somewhat used to having the digital time on hand again. The dilemma therein was I wasn't interested in loosing a watch a week nor buying on a week for that matter, and simultaneously believe a digital watch isn't worth very much in my book especially in comparison to an analogue or combo.

So I began searching brick and mortar stores for a week to no avail. It dawned on me that Amazon would be my best option (especially since the student amazon prime promo just started). After googling the best digital watches that were cheap as well, the general consensus was that Casio was the ideal choice save a problem with the bands being able to break after after a year or two (better than a week anyway). During my search I saw that there were several Casio watches with metal band (for durability), but then I saw this watch which is notable because 1) its a metal band, and more importantly 2) it wasn't those "elasticky"/stretchy metal bands, but rather a regular metal band. The choice was clear.

Having just gotten the watch I am not disappointed. Its exactly the quality I expected from what I payed and the reviews I read. However I saw some reviews that I simply disagree with:

-The metal looks tacky: While I'll admit its quite thin, its not bad.  The band is a brushed look. The housing may look a little "eh" because its chrome, but that is made up by the large display minimizing its appearance.

-The watch is too small, and seems to be made for a woman, not a man: I'm not sure what type of sausage wrists you have, but this is about on par with any digital watch I've seen. It doesn't seem particularly small at all; thin yes, small no.

I also have a few of my own notes to share:

- While not rocket science, the setting of functions on this watch isn't as intuitive as other digitals I've used.
- If anything is tacky, it would be the lens on the housing, albeit it is classic Casio.
- The clasp is strange. To me anyway; any metal banded watch I've owned has had an enclosed clasp. Also the instructions were generic, so they did not tell you how to adjust it. Again its not rocket science, but it also wasn't intuitive. Its also sometimes difficult to get closed in my opinion.