This should be a 4.5 star rating. Would have given it a 5 star but the first watch I received was defective. The customer service on replacing the first watch was excellent. They sent me a postpaid return label and shipped a replacement rapidly. Anyhow I love the watch. Lightweight and very attractive. The ban is a latch band and lightweight. The watch itself I think is beautiful. I looked for a long time to find a watch like this. I feel the price was reasonable for the quality of the watch. I had never heard of the Black Bow company but would definitely use them again, especially since I am not a big fan of Amazon anymore. Nice to have an alternative source for products.