I searched everywhere for a good quality compass to give to my boyfriend for our anniversary. This is a very nice high quality and stylish compass. I'm not sure why people say it is light weight I think it had a good weight to it but after all it isn't very big either but I'm not complaining about the size I think the size is perfect. It slides open very nicely and also I didn't notice from the pictures but it has a mirror on the inside of the lid, which is a nice touch. Overall it is a wonderful gift.