We use these for rec-league swim meets. Most of our Robic watches have lasted for many, many years. They're rugged, high quality watches.Good: - durable, high quality SW - right mix of functions, w/o any extra junky features (like time and date, notepad, etc.) - easy to use (you'd be surprised)Bad: - SwimOutlet.com only sells one color. - not waterproof. A waterproof version does exist, but is not sold here. Waterproof version is same price (or close)