Purchased this piece about a month ago and I must say I am quite pleased. The name the Black Monster may be a little extreme because it isn't a massive piece, and I'm a guy with fairly small wrists. I find the size just right. Don't know about the rubber band but unless you hate the metal band version go with it because it is quite comfortable and you can always purchase a rubber later.
Don't know about the accuray of it, but I'm fairly certain it's on par with the rest. Overall, it was a decent purchase even though living in Canada the shipping and Import charges added another eighty clams. Even high end watch collectors wouldn't be amiss to have this baby. Peace.

I had an older Seiko watch that I loved but had to replace when the crystal cracked and battery ran down. I inquired how much to replace both and was disappointed to find that it would cost quite a bit and since the watch itself was under 100 bucks, I decided to pass and get a new watch. Christmas came along and I purchased a Relic watch and it was great, but I always felt like it was missing something, so when my relic band started falling apart after a year, I decided to get this watch. I had been looking at it for many months and I love it. Its heavy, but not too heavy, I actually like a heavy watch. The Lumibrite hands are amazing, super brite! I live in Florida and checked numerous stores for anything like this and came up short. I am very thrifty and would not spend over 200 bucks for a watch, so the price was right even though this watch looks like a much more expensive watch. I have owned it for a month now and still get excited everytime I put it on.

This watch is solid as a rock and works great. It currently is my personal favorite and I wear it everyday. I get compliments on it all of the time. I recommend the Black Monster to anyone wanting to wear a serious time piece.

This watch is everything you can ask for a diver's watch. I love it! It's a heavy watch as well.

For the money, this is the coolest watch I have seen. If you want a watch that will impress your friends, look elsewhere, because most non-watch people won't appreciate it. Most people don't realize that Seiko makes excellent quality watches. I love mechanical watches, and this is the best bargain around. My watch is almost perfectly accurate (unheard of for a mechanical watch). I simply adjust the position I leave the watch at night, and it speeds it up or slows it down slightly as needed. Very high quality for little money.

By the way, you will probably never see another person with this watch, because Seiko dealers don't sell this in the United States.