Outer rings useless, date stamp doesn't work with them.
The magnetic plate is attached to the stamp & when you add your circle saying to it & stamp, the date won't show because it is at different level than date. If you keep the magnetic plate bare, you can stamp the date but not really see or gage where it is stamping. I used a tiny screwdriver to remove the magnetic plate & just use the date stamp & very much like it ! Which is why I would recommend to a friend...but couldn't give it a better rating.