Totally with you on everything you’ve said. I’ve had a few Instincts and Fenixes, and yeah - I think the Instinct 2 was my favourite watch of all time (currently using an Apple Watch Mega Super Ultra), but I loved the concept of the 7X… just a shame I couldn’t get used to that red tone on the solar.

I found the same thing too - the instinct face gets protected while the Fenix is almost a brick and rock magnet :(

So far, I think it’s only the black Tacticals that look like they would hide more surface scratches… but I’ve never had one yet.

But, yeah - think if the Instinct 3 Solar came with Sapphire, I’d sleep better at night, so much so that it would probably be my forever watch!