This is a great everyday watch with a clean appearance and is easy to read.  I purchased this watch to wear to work b/c some clients take the type of watch I wear into consideration in making a decision on accepting or declining a proposal (sad but true).  My "pride & joy" is a Rolex Submariner model 16610 -- a true classic timepiece that is not overly flashy.. one in which I LOVE wearing.  And my other watch is an all stainless steel Timex Chrono which doesn't look like a Timex until you read the name printed on the dial.

So in my quest to reach a happy medium b/w Timex & Rolex, this is the watch I chose. I wanted a watch that looked classy & sophistocated without someone else knowing how much I spent on it (on either end of the spectrum).  I also considered Tissot & Tag but being nit-picky about appearances, I didn't like how Tissot puts the letter "T" on their second hand & at the time I couldn't find a Tag with a blue face that I found appealing.  One could definitely argue that this is not the watch of watches but for a reason I can't explain, this one had the "it" factor.

One thing that is a huge disappointment for me is the crown is not the screws down type, which is why I rated it with 4 stars.  Even my inexpensive $60 Timex has a screw down crown.  I'm very disappointed that a watch that retails for $495 (although you can get this model for <$300 online) did not have that feature.

Pros: Nice styling; The blue color is REALLY cool looking; Comfortable to wear.  Even though the crown is not the screw down type (VERY DISAPPOINTING), it does have "shoulders" above & below the crown.  Swiss Made.  Does not "tick" very loudly.  Not overly shiny.  Scratch resistant sapphire crystal.

Cons: NO SCREW DOWN CROWN!!!  You may also want to be aware that the bezel is aluminum, not stainless.  The band is nice however I'm a little nervous about the "deployment" clasp.  I've previously owned a Movado that had a similar type clasp that didn't work worth a darn but this one has a latch & the Movado didn't.  Hopefully this one will work better!