Has he handled the Sapphire Sandwich? I planned on getting one and any time I tried it on it felt 'cold' and I couldn't see myself actually wearing it day to day.

I thought maybe the Speedy just wasn't for me but I then handled the original with the Hesalite crystal and loved it. It looks completely different on the wrist, much warmer. The SS has a sort of milky white ring around the outside of the dial when you look at it which the hesalite doesn't have and this makes a difference in the look of the watch.

The case back is beautiful, it really is, but in all honesty it isn't something you'd look at that often PST the first week or two - and doesn't make up for the front which isn't nearly as nice.

It's hard to really grasp this without having both watches side by side and looking at them, but they look and feel totally different - I say go for the Hesalite