First, the advertising material was very appealing. Intoxicating in fact, and I had to be sedated on occasion. Made my mouth drool every time I pored over it online. Second, the order process was easy.Even I could make sense of the process. Third, delivery was very fast, considering it was to the other side of the globe. Lastly, I am delighted with the actual watch. Surprisingly, it came with two synthetic bands - the grey band looks very professional and understated against the silver watch - as well as a four-ton stainless bracelet. Talk about heavy. This is bulldozer-serious metallurgy crafted from Krupps stainless railway track. However, changing bands only takes two seconds. I'm saving the black band for formal occasions. The luminous numbers are bright. In fact, so bright that they are dangerous to low flying aircraft - not only can I read in bed from its glow, but I can navigate through the whole yacht at night. Speaking of night, if you ever found yourself cornered by bad guys in a dark alley, one back-hander with this watch on would kill a small horse: a new take on 'safety in numbers'. I bought it as a watch, a daily timepiece, not a nuclear calculator. It tells me the time, which is all I want, and if I ever work out what all the buttons and extra dials are for, I'll let you know. Meanwhile, eat your hearts out, mere mortal sailors ...