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I agree… I went with sapphire, it's well worth it for both reasons you mentioned. The hand wind movement is gorgeous and it's a shame they hide it away forever. If all you have ever had with a display caseback is an automatic, the speedy is literally twice as nice as you don't have a rotor weight blocking half of it. They do have the same movement at least now though. The previous models used cheap looking, unfinished movements with a derlin (plastic) brake on the hesalite model (because you couldn't see it anyway)

And sapphire is absolutely the best crystal material for everyday use. Sure you can buff out most dings with polywatch, but people think it's some kind of magic wand. It's literally just an abrasive paste. Every time you use it you are permanently removing layers of plastic. To buff out a scratch, you need to remove enough layers of plastic so that the new top level of the watch is below the deepest part of the scratch.

For tiny little surface scratches that are only a few microns deep, no problem. But the more you buff, the more plastic you are removing until the crystal becomes thin and brittle and eventually instead of scratching, it cleaves.

I like acrylic crystal, I like the "warmth", my Datejust has an acrylic crystal. But there's a reason 99% of modern luxury watches have sapphire crystals...

I have the sapphire too (wearing it right now actually with the nato bracelet from the hesalite version). It's great and improved over the last sapphire sandwich version (the milky ring is reduced). Also, you get the display caseback which is neat with the new movement. That said, the hesalite looks really cool and it has the history behind it. You get that perfect curve you just can't get with sapphire and it has that warm look. It's worth looking at both before deciding for sure.

For people who don't qualify for AAFES pricing, try to negotiate at an AD. I got 20% off mine.

Military/Veterans: Omega, Hamilton & Longines Watches: Speedmaster 42mm Moonwatch

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