I owned a predecessor model of this watch for many years- wore out the band at least once. Finally the bezel cover separated, so time to replace. This watch is exactly the same function-wise, BUT, instead of two discrete buttons on the front to operate "start/stop" and "reset/split", there is now one intergrated, covered area with buttons THAT CANNOT BE OPERATED EXCEPT WITH MANY TRIES AND GREAT DIFFICULTY. Also, the changed strap design offers few adjustments, and would be very difficult to replace in the future. A classic case of ignoring the "if it's not broken, don't fix it" rule.