Armitron Men's Day-Date Function Expansion Band Watch, 20-4591

This is a very classy, simple wrist watch.The day/date is a plus. It looks great on, goes with everything and has minimal maintenance with the stretch metal band. All I had to do was set it. It keeps perfect time and the glow in the dark hands stand out. Easy to read. It's lightweight, very comfortable to wear (I forget I have it on) and for the product, it was an excellent deal.

This is my 2nd Armitron watch.The previous Armitron I had finally died after 5 years of grueling abuse by me.I am a restoration specialist so I find myself in some rather extreme situations and conditions that can put a lot of strain on a wristwatch.An example would be a time when I was working on a car installing EFI when my watch became part of a 12v open circuit!The watch took the brunt of 100a of DC voltage and it came through unscathed.Sweat, sawdust, grease…nothing stopped this watch from being a good watch.Until last week when … it just stopped.I tried a new battery…didn’t help.I looked at the movements and they seemed fine…no conflicts.It just….died.RIP after five looong years.The thing was a tank with a wrist-strap!So here I am on Amazon looking for a replacement when I see this Armitron with a stretchy band.I read the reviews and gave it a shot.It’s EXACTLY what I’d hoped for…good quality…excellent feel and I must say: An expanding wrist strap that is comfortable and just right.It doesn’t pinch…doesn’t feel too small or large.It’s literally just right.The watch looks great.I like the large numbers.I like the contrast of the black face and gold movements and numbers.Best of all; I like that it keeps the correct time!LOL! After all, that’s what a watch is supposed to do.So with that, it earns a 5-star from me.There are a couple of “would be nice” things but maybe I just need to be patient:* no instructions* I see it has glow strips on the movement but at night, they were not glowing.(Maybe charged by the sun?)* No idea how to adjust the date.The day is easy but the date number is weird.

The watch is nice looking and works well. The expansion band is more difficult to adjust than a clasp band and I had to pay a jeweler $10 to take a couple of links out. Still, it is a great buy for the money.