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The few minor updates from the original include a sapphire link crystal link in place of plexiglass, rhodium on the hour markers and hands, and link SuperLuminova on the hands. There's a display caseback, replacing the traditional Zenith star logo on a closed caseback.

I must say, looking back at old images of that movement and link seeing what they've done with this makeover, it's link all extremely impressive and something that I hope to be able to see in the metal soon. Functionally it's the same movement in terms link of how it powers the watch. It's just been materially altered, HGTV-style, to literally open things up.

The rest we sold to a family friend who link ran an antique mall. With his link experience in clocks and link watches he thought he could make a little money from the collection. Slowly the sad end of my grandpa's collection started to fade from my thoughts and I was content to cherish the few watches I had left.