D DuckieQuite right. And I personally do much prefer the Hesalite as well.
Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Interestingly, I have recently purchased a lovely Grand Seiko with a compound curved Saphire crystal that has AR on the inside, which looks just like an old school Acrylic crystal.
No milky ring around the perimeter.
Oris has achieved a pretty great domed sapphire without a milky ring in the new Big Crown models too. Never understood why this seems to only be a problem with Omega.
That is the one that I had reservation, absolutely stunning, but at the end I had to pass it. The timing was just not right. I still regret to pass it sometimes. Later I picked up my first GS: SBGJ003
I just wanted to make this for all of those people out there who are trying to decide between the Hesalite and Sapphire versions of the Speedmaster Pro. I remember searching for as many pictures as I could find before I made my decision, and I thought I'd try to add a few more.
After about a month of thinking it over, and seeing them both in a boutique, I decided on the hesalite model, reference 311.30.42.30.01.005. One month later, I found a sapphire model (ref: 3573.50.00) locally at a price I couldn't pass up. So now I have both.
In the awful lighting of the boutique, the hesalite model looked by far the better of the two. This is what swayed me initially. However, since owning the sapphire model and viewing it in normal lighting, my view on the sapphire sandwich has changed. While I will agree that it doesn't quite match the hesalite crystal, the sapphire creates a very unique look that I still enjoy. And the see-through caseback is a big plus in my book.
Can't go wrong with either imo.
Sorry if the picture quality isn't that good. I only have my phone for pictures.
Sapphire front, Hesalite rear
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Hesalite left, Sapphire right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire top, Hesalite Bottom
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Hesalite left, Sapphire right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire front, Hesalite rear
And some wrist shots...
Moon thing aside it is funny to me that people say don’t buy a junghans because it is plexiglass, but it’s pretty much the same as heslite. I scratched mine and everyone was like “I told you so” so now I only buy sapphire.
I just wanted to make this for all of those people out there who are trying to decide between the Hesalite and Sapphire versions of the Speedmaster Pro. I remember searching for as many pictures as I could find before I made my decision, and I thought I'd try to add a few more.
After about a month of thinking it over, and seeing them both in a boutique, I decided on the hesalite model, reference 311.30.42.30.01.005. One month later, I found a sapphire model (ref: 3573.50.00) locally at a price I couldn't pass up. So now I have both.
In the awful lighting of the boutique, the hesalite model looked by far the better of the two. This is what swayed me initially. However, since owning the sapphire model and viewing it in normal lighting, my view on the sapphire sandwich has changed. While I will agree that it doesn't quite match the hesalite crystal, the sapphire creates a very unique look that I still enjoy. And the see-through caseback is a big plus in my book.
Can't go wrong with either imo.
Sorry if the picture quality isn't that good. I only have my phone for pictures.
Sapphire front, Hesalite rear
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Hesalite left, Sapphire right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire top, Hesalite Bottom
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Hesalite left, Sapphire right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire left, Hesalite right
Sapphire front, Hesalite rear
And some wrist shots...
