I gave this watch 4 stars but I wanted to give it 4.5 and that's sadly not an option. My only real criticisms are in the review below.The Regulus is a very intriguing (and somewhat flawed) watch. It is indeed a big, tough, beefy, masculine watch, although it is surprisingly light on the wrist. It doesn't really look like anything else out there and it's impressive but not over-the-top huge.My wrist is 8.25 inches and it makes a pretty good footprint on my carbon, as it were, but the band has enough room to accomodate what looks like a full 9" wrist. It's comfortable - I've been wearing it all day today without discomfort - and has longitudinal ridges on the back side - I guess to help drain away the sweat and/or blood lol. It is also thick and somewhat stiff! ... MoreI gave this watch 4 stars but I wanted to give it 4.5 and that's sadly not an option. My only real criticisms are in the review below.The Regulus is a very intriguing (and somewhat flawed) watch. It is indeed a big, tough, beefy, masculine watch, although it is surprisingly light on the wrist. It doesn't really look like anything else out there and it's impressive but not over-the-top huge.My wrist is 8.25 inches and it makes a pretty good footprint on my carbon, as it were, but the band has enough room to accomodate what looks like a full 9" wrist. It's comfortable - I've been wearing it all day today without discomfort - and has longitudinal ridges on the back side - I guess to help drain away the sweat and/or blood lol. It is also thick and somewhat stiff! Which means that if you make it too tight, you might need someone to help you push the tang back with a pen to get it off! Don't ask me how I know and don't go "gorilla" tight on the strap, which also features Nixon's little "capture" (not the right name) feature on the end of it, to keep the end of the strap from flopping around.I ordered the black-case, black-band variant with the POSITIVE LCD screen. Out of all their variants, they only make two with positive LCDs, and one of them is on an OD green background. I wish they made more color combos with the positive LCD. They also make a fearsome red-digits-on-black-negative-screen model that looks like a Beast Mode watch if I ever saw one, but I like the positive LCD better. I am not so concerned about Black Ops stealth as I'm worried about seeing the watch with my "reading glasses needed" eyesight, lol. The Regulus is great for that - the main display numbers are large, very clear and legible. The backlight also has three intensity levels, from "good enough" to "read it from a couple clicks out, or signal with it."Nitpicks: It's a little quirky, because the front-facing buttons are a bit different at first (but you will ALSO not hit any buttons by accident if you're wearing it and have to adopt an "extremely pronated" grip with your left wrist, say, if you have to break a fall.) They do have a very positive, tactile click when they're pushed, so you know you "did something." It is not the most feature-packed digital watch in the world - that title probably goes to one of the triple-sensor Casio ProTreks with atomic time and solar power, or a smartwatch, of course, but you don't wanna be in a war zone wearing a watch with a 24 hour battery life, and the Casios are even more humongous and expensive. This is a real FUNCTION watch. The button "flow" scheme takes a little getting used to.With a vibration alarm to go along with "silent" mode, it would be totally bitchin', Nixon. Helloooooo Nixon. Are you listening?Here's a weird thing: the watch features two time zones, and you can set 12 or 24 hour display. Also, you can set the day, date and year to different values in each time zone! So if you are fighting two wars - not just in different time zones, but different YEARS - this watch has got you covered!Finally, it is not the cheapest "rugged" digital watch in the world, at MSRP $175 (more for the Stainless) but it's not super-expensive, either, and you get a lot for the money.All of the minor gripes fade into the background when you're in the "battlespace" of real life with it, lol. There is really nothing else like it. It's very cool, and when you hit that backlight you're right there "In the Choppaaaa!" with Jesse Ventura and Aaahnold, so to speak. Or anyone else you'd like. And it's a NIXON: It says so right on the front and back case cover. I figured I *had* to own at least one of them. They include a very nice box and a sticker that you can confound your neighbors with. The people who know will know. I'm very happy with it and expect it to be extremely durable. I'm going to be wearing it often.By the way, Nixon Customer Service is EXCELLENT in my experience. Kudos and good waves to them.

AVOID -- NOT WATERPROOF, NOT DURABLEI received this watch on Sept 5th and I am writing this review on Sept 8th. This is the worst watch I've ever had -- avoid at all costs. It's touted as being durable and water proof. My watch showed up and the 'Mode' button only worked some of the time. I used once in a sauna and sweat and after that the screen went blank (see videos & photos). On top of this the support team takes days to get back to me and is not helpful or sympathetic at all.If you are actually looking for a tough watch don't waste your money on this watch or brand. Its cheaply made and is falsely advertised.

Overall the watch was amazing. It was a gift for someone special. So I was a little disappointed that I paid extra to have it engraved and turns out it's not actually engraved. It's some kind of tint/paint/marker, and I feel like it will rub off at some point. I didn't take pictures as it was a gift and they still loved it. Would definitely buy another Nixon, I just would not ever get it engraved.