Great watch. Easy to read. Face color is a very very dark purple/ blue. I was worried it would be too purple. I measure my band size according to Citizen instructions and the band was too tight and I had to put one link back in. Had I seen the watch in person, I probably would have picked a different style, as the watch face is VERY thick. It is almost twice the thickness as my previous 2 Citizen watch faces. This makes it a little uncomfortable and bulky to wear with long sleeve shirts, sweatshirts, narrow cuffed jackets, etc.