So I did my research. When I passed on a chance to get a 232 (stupid me) it was in great part due to the sapphire crystal. I thought to myself that it would've been perfect if it had a plexi on it. At that time, I was just assessing the watch purely on its aesthetic merits without the "dubious" benefit of appreciating its history. I mean, I knew it was a ltd ed and all that and knew enough about why it was important.. but appreciating the importance came late and by the time I got around to it, the piece was gone! Oh well..