I have had a Fossil watches for at least 20 years now, this watch is great in that it is minimal, very thin, and sits well on the wrist. Trying to remove a link was a little rough, but was able to remove one and that is all that was needed. Mine did come with a few small dings on the band but nothing too bad. The biggest problem I had is there is no item number to register this watch with Fossil on their website. Every number on it or in the bag was not a valid number.