it's really hard to see the numbers/letters in anything other than direct light on its face. When working in my office with bright sunlight thru 3 windows, I have to bring my wrist closer and rotate the watch until it catches the light just right. Jewelers I've talked to say that a watch with a black/dark background is usually harder to read than one with a white or grey face, but they've never seen one this dark. Polar customer service has offered to exchange or refund, so that part is good, but the watch is not very useful to me, even tho it does record my workouts fairly accurately.Get more detail about Polar FA20 Men's Activity Computer Watch (Black).
