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Re: Acrylic Crystal, I Believe
In Response To: Acrylic Crystal, I Believe ()

Just like with Autavia 1163 and 11630, Pan-Europs had both, acrylic and mineral crystal.
I guess the early ones had acrylic and then switched to mineral crystal. I've got both.
I happen to like the one with mineral quite a bit more.

Darwin

: It seems to be the old-fashioned acrylic (plastic) crystal. These
: were produced well before Heuer was using the mineral crystals.

: It is interesting to see how the re-issue of a watch like this
: creates interest in the vintage ones. Here is today's Hamilton's
: new version of the Pan-Europ, shown above the vintage model. The
: re-issue looks well executed, to my eye.

: Jeff

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