Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Purchased 9/20 and died 52 days later - now I'm seeing quite a few reviews with similar or quicker demises. Armitron customer service was completely unhelpful and very blasé about the short lifetime. Seems like maybe these watches are have some age on them, so the battery is on its last legs when you receive it. Husband is a champ at replacing batteries and has quite an inventory of them so it wouldn't usually be a big deal, but this model requires removal of the entire band and a specialized a teeny tiny screwdriver... AND the battery is not a standard one. Overall would not purchase again and can't recommend. UPDATE 12/1 - after replacing the battery, on 11/24, the watch DIED AGAIN TODAY. This is clearly a defective product. SECOND UPDATE, 12/22: After contacting Amazon, they (in typical stellar customer relations fashion) replaced the watch that died twice. So nice! I love Amazon. But? Yet? now THAT watch has died as well, just weeks after it arrived. (Truth: I swear on the soul of my father, Domingo Montoya...). I'm about to contact them again to request they replace the second one as well - perhaps I should just suggest they add a free one to my monthly subscription delivery...