The watch is working quite well.  It charged up the first day simply wearing it.  The date, however, is entirely too small in low or medium light conditions.
Now it is mid-February 2013 and the watch is still performing very well, & accurately keeps the time.  I cannot vouch for the watchband as I put my metal band on the watch the day it arrived, but the watch held up to daily wear and recreational diving. (Never took the watch below 130 feet of depth.)