This watch is affordable and has a long battery life. It has good features, a nice display and is easy to use and set the time for - in either 12 or 24 hour time. It also has a stop watch function and can display two times, so you can switch between time zones if you want (or between normal and daylight savings time). This Timex is generally reliable and durable......except for the band, which is made of metal and really fragile rubber bits that have the unfortunate tendency to dry up and crack apart, leaving your watch unable to interface successfully with your wrist. Mine actually broke after about two months - I went and bought another band for this and now it serves me perfectly. My recommendation if you want a good solid watch is to buy this and get a cheap nylon cloth band along with it for when the original inevitably breaks.