IMO, many people dismiss the 680 as only an earlier version of 682 and thus, can’t be as good as the 682. Reality is that there is no differentiation in Beretta parts listing between the two models. They are identical in all internal parts and functionality! The 680 is the original competition frame, but with all engraving being hand cut on an individual basis. The changes were made to reduce cost of production. Of course, as with all Beretta marketing, the newer version was touted as being improved and thus required a higher MSRP. We shooters always same to fall for such maneuvers!
I still have the original 680 I purchased from Joel, shortly after production began. Still works flawlessly and looks great!