Need a "chime" in on these watches please

[rawg]

Hi guys, I am highly interested in these two items and am starting out a Panerai (as well as Breitling) collection (without the sellers likely bias of course):

1.) What is a synthetic sapphire (when compared to a mineral one and just a sapphire one and also is it worth any investment?)? Will the synthetic sapphire "explode" too (yikes)?

2.) Longevity and reliability issue/s of asian vs swiss unitas and which would you get (i.e between the two white dials of course)


http://www.pc-80108.com/pn20301-1950-days-p-549.html

http://www.pc-80108.com/pn11303-asian-u ... p-814.html vs http://www.pc-80108.com/pn11301-swiss-u ... -1917.html


Appreciate the help and thanks! Love this forum

 

[Klink]

Synthetic sapphire is

Mineral Glass..

and Sapphire is Sapphire...

see:

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=14975&hilit=little+white+lies

 

[rawg]

Darn it, off goes that 47mm watch from the list then....

 

[ThreadLocker]

Both the 21J and the 17J manual are very reliable. You will have no problems with either of them. Real Sapphire is very expensive. A real sapphire crystal for a 44MM watch would cost roughly $25,000. All sapphire crystals on all watchesd, including gens, are synthetic (or man-made). The sapphire crystals are harder and therefore, harder to scratch. Mineral crystals scratch easier. It is your choice if you want to spend the extra dough for less scratch potential!

 

[rawg]

hmmm looking like the 17J getting to be a wiser investment

 

[fakemaster]

If it is supposed to have that yes.