Other reviewers have already captured this watch's excellent value, feature set, looks and quality. Below are my observations; I'll summarize that this is a dress watch that makes slight trade-offs for looks over functionality (rather than being a sports or everyday watch), and is really well designed and manufactured for that purpose.NOTE: You must properly set the watch the first time around, otherwise calendar and alarm may not work right. It's all in the manual! Shouldn't have to touch it again for a long time.Battery: It's solar-powered, so you shouldn't have to replace the battery for a long time.Size and fit: The case size of 44 mm is on the smaller side for men's chronographs these days, and should work for more wrists. The lugs curve downwards from the watch back (rather than going straight out, or being offset by a domed back), helping the watch wrap nicely on my thinner wrist. There's plenty of removable links - in fact, they *all* can be removed (no one's going to, but just so you know).Functions: I compared this to a Citizen PCAT, which was also in the running. Seiko's functions are easier to use - lower side button for chrono, upper side button for checking date-month-year-battery reserve. Pull crown to position 1 for setting alarm, position 2 for setting time and calendar. Missing are world time, multiple time zones, and radio time sync (compared to more expensive Couturas and the Citizen PCATs), but those weren't worth the premium for me.Buttons: Two side buttons, that shouldn't get pushed accidentally, thanks to the raised "shoulder" of the crown, as well as their own resistance and clickiness (might take some time getting used to). The alarm is set using the side buttons rather than by turning the crown. In some contexts, holding the button pressed will move the hands faster (like when setting the alarm or the time/calendar).Dials and hands: Top dial is for day, date-hand function indicator and power level. The "day arc" dial is less common in watches, and I like how it's done here. Bottom dial is alarm time/chrono hour+minute. Left dial is always seconds. The normal second hand is actually a calendar hand on this watch, cycling between displaying date, month and year when pressing the top side button. It's much more readable than a small date dial, of course less so than a date window - but the date hand is unique and works for the look of the watch vs a date window.The big dials has 1/5th second markings for the chrono functions, but these are missing near the big 5-minute markers - for looks I guess, but I'd have preferred if they had kept the fine markings everywhere.Hands are nicely styled, with the hour and minute hands having plenty of LumiBrite. The calendar hand is really thin; a bit more width would have been nice. Other markings are white against black, no LumiBrite here - will be difficult to read in "mood lighting".Materials and build: can't complain, solid parts are solid, moving parts are well-fitted, glass is sapphire crystal and flat, water resistance of 100 m is adequate (not planning on scuba diving with this dress watch). The polished silver band will slowly scratch, so enjoy it while it lasts. After that, declare it "brushed metal"? The band styling is unique to the Coutura line, as far as I can tell, and quite attractive.You won't find a replacement band from Seiko, so take care of the original (or maybe buy a busted Coutura for the band if you must).Comparable watches: Seiko SSC787 is this watch but in silver with blue tone. Citizen PCATs offer similar dial layout, more features (time zones, tachymeter, radio sync, and 200 m water resistance, but lack month-year) at a higher price.Finally, be careful where you buy it from - either get it from Amazon.com directly, or an authorized Seiko seller. My first attempt landed me a "new" watch from an inventory liquidator, and many of the negative reviews here appear to have had a similar experience.Received this watch a couple days ago and I love the looks. It does have several functions on it that will probably never get used, such as the alarm and the stop watch. The stop watch is fairly easy to use. But the alarm is complicated and, from what I hear from others, you can barely hear it. So, not worth the trouble. It is heavier than I imagined but that's OK. The worst thing was how complicated it was to set up, even with the instructions. After struggling for a couple days to win that battle I finally got it set properly and should never have to set it again. Again, I love the look. It is a bit busy with all that it offers but as long as I have my glasses on, I can read it fine. I also like that, for all practical purposes, it is virtually scratch proof and waterproof. Now I just enjoy it.I’ve always loved watches since being a little kid. This new Seiko is so solid as I finally said goodbye to a Casio sporty model that I couldn’t adjust without 7 minutes of YouTube videos.It isn’t supposed to be a Tag, Breitling, or Rolex, and it’s not. But, it is a well-made and elegant timepiece that conveys quality. It’s easier to adjust than the Casio but still takes a few minutes. I just wanted a chronograph function when purchasing but haven’t yet figured out how to work the stop watch if there is one. Other than the hands of the clock, the rest of the dial is very small to read. Solid solid 4, and closer to 5 than 3.Un reloj pulsera que hace lo que dice su descripción!Tener un reloj que haga todo, carga solar, fecha eterna, costo bajo. Gran reloj !!This is the most attractive watch I have ever seen. Usually, when gold and silver are combined, the combination looks tawdry. However, for some reason, the way the colors are divided up on this watch makes it seem iridescent. It is difficult to explain. None of the pictures or videos capture the effect.I resorted to YouTube videos to help me set it. Fortunately, one of them mentioned that the day/date functions do not function properly unless the little 24 hour clock is set. That saved me a lot of frustration and confusion.It is easier to read the day and date on this watch than on many other watches. Using the long (second) hand for the date and an inner hand for the day are a great innovation.The hour and minute hand as well as the 12:00 indicator are phosphorescent. That is just enough to make it readable in the dark.The size of the band cannot be finetuned. I got lucky, but for some people it may be impossible to get it to the right fit.A very weighty watch on the wrist. It is a clever complication to get time, day and date with an additional 24 hour small Dial. It is not the easiest to read all these features thought if you have less than 20/20 vision, it’s not just a quick glance. Not my everyday watch.This watch jumps out at you I have only had it a day and everyone who I've met have commented on it saying things like wow that's a stunning looking watch etc. Easy to set up and navigate through the procedure. Would recommend this watch to anyone who likes seriously good watchesThe best Seiko watch I ever owned. This price you can't get this watch on any duty free in any part of the world. I know this since I travel a lot. Extremely good service and prompt despatch from the seller. I strongly recommend them.Brilliant and up to Seiko standard.Excelente reloj Seiko. En persona luce mejor que en las fotos. Me encanta la versatilidad de poderse usar con atuendos de colores negros ó cafés. En los videos de Internet podrás configurarlo fácil y rápidamente. Lo compré en el buen fin en $5,280.00 Pesos mexicanos, por lo que me parece que fue una excelente compra.