Plexiglass has a warmth that sapphire lacks.

: CONS: Plexi scratches moderately easy, so
: requires more maintenance to keep it looking
: great than sapphire does. People who don't
: know how to polish their own plexi crystals
: often go around with dull battered ones --
: so some people may tell you they are bad
: simple because they did not know how to have
: a good experience with them.

: PROS: Scratches on plexi are easily buffed out
: --can be done at home using a product like
: Polywatch. Replacement sapphire crystals
: usually run in excess of $200 while plexi
: ones are often under $75.

: Overall given the costs and tradeoffs, I
: consider both to be fine choices. So I
: wouldn't let a plexi crystal deter me from
: buying a watch I was particularly interested
: in.