I'm really enjoying the Ray. It's a very compact, elegant and uncluttered design. The dark blue on the face is a little deceiving... in low light and looking head on the face appears black - you don't see the blue until you start looking at the face at different angles. I kind of like the band that comes with it, although I might eventually swap it out of a Nato band as well. This was a a great purchase - even if it meant I had to buy another watch winder because of the number of automatics I have keeps growing.