Yeah, not throwing away my bracelet. Just wanted to see what all the hoopla is about with the rubber strap. So far so good ..

@GullibleAndroid Ah, cool. Have you had a chance to find alternative strap for your watch? Would love to see how versatile this polar white is on rubber strap. I saw your reply to your post.

Very good value for your money. You do get (maybe a bit more) for what you paid for. I have three different watches from them in the $500 range.

I would recommend the AT because as Jody from JOMW the YouTube channel would say, it is the GADA - Go Anywhere Do Anything watch.

Snowflake really is an overrated watch (I love and own Grand Seiko).

I also love the Santos but if you want versatile, I'm not sure about a square watch.

Here's my AT at sunset 

And yes, both watch are still in great working order after fresh batteries installed.

The bracelet and case back of my watch were disgusting from all the years of wearing. I soaked them in light soapy water and scrubbed them down.

Well that was a fun couple of hours. I not only opened it up to replace the battery but also took the opportunity to take the entire movement out to do some light (air) cleaning of the debris inside the case.

II had to run all over town to find a SR920W (Seiko) and a CR1616 (gshock) batteries. That was the not fun part.

Overall thoroughly had fun. The Seiko quartz just needed a sharp prying tool to open the case back. The gshock just needed a good twist with a case back remover.

I have 3 zelos (2 Makos, and 1 Blacktip).

Good:

1. Customer service is top notch. I had an issue with one of the bracelet and had no issue with the exchange.
2. Lume - most of their models comes with very strong lume.
3. Dial - always something interesting in each collection.

Cons: 

1. you gotta buy in the early bird special offering period else they sell out very quickly.
2. Finishing - most of their watches are sub $500 range and the finishing can be as good as some large branch in the $1000 range. This is not really a con as you are getting a lot of value for your money. Just don't expect $5k level finishing.