LOOOOOOOOOVE THIS WATCH. FINALLY, a women's watch that isn't the equivalent of wearing an Instant Pot on your arm. This one is so petite, but it doesn't look like a kid's watch. Why has this been such a difficult feat for manufacturers? The best watch I've ever owned was a digital Armitron I think in the '80s. It was small, very low profile (even lower than this one), and had all the digital functions. When it finally died, they had long since stopped making it. I went with Timex after that, and haven't been happy with most of their stuff. BIG is NOT okay! Their smaller watches were expensive and fragile (bands ripped apart easily), and the last one perpetually slipped around my arm so that I could no longer see it. Took two hands to see the time. My little Armitron here came without instructions, which I knew going in. (I bought an open box to save a few bucks). There are YouTube videos that explain everything you need to know and which may be helpful for visual people like myself. It's not hard to figure out, but it is just different enough from Timex to throw you off a little here and there. HOURLY CHIME: I love the optional hourly chime. Helps me keep track of my day better. (Hit MODE button once to get to the alarm, then hit the upper right button until you see a little bell). STOPWATCH: I use the stopwatch every day when I run, and LOVE that it doesn't have laps! (Update: I think it actually does have laps). You can pause the stopwatch using the top right button, OR pause it (to check your time) while keeping it running in the background using the top left button. Hit the top left button again to get back to the active stopwatch. TIME ZONE/24HR: Love the second time zone and optional 24-hour clock for us nurses out there (hit the top left button to switch back and forth). Love everything about this watch. Even though it's small, it doesn't look like a kid's watch. It's too classy for that. Oh, and love all the wonderful colors it comes in. I got "pink/rose gold," but I definitely wouldn't call the band pink. It's more like a very faint peach, and the rose gold is beautiful. That's for more dressy occasions. Also got navy for everyday wear, and purple for fun. I'll keep ordering new colors as they release them. Thank you, Armitron! Don't ever stop selling this watch, and don't change it in any way! It's PERFECT. UPDATE 2-22-22: Still wear these watches 24/7. I inherited 18 very nice watches from my mother, and have only worn one of them once. This one is just that good. I change a lot of watch batteries (by no means an expert tho), and this one is more of a challenge than most. There are four tiny screws to open the back--which is great, much easier than popping the back off--and two even tinier screws to remove a metal frame over the battery. Once replaced, you have to short circuit the connection to get it going. It takes CR1616 batteries, which are inexpensive. I wear my purple watch a ton, and constantly change modes and use the light, so the battery lasted me a little less than 2 years. The two I purchased in fall of 2019 are still going strong. (It is now Feb 2022). I'm about to add a black one to my collection.
