They are thicker and but not noticeably when on the wrist.
I have the 80 reissue and a 2012 auto with the cr@p luminova dial.
I keep meaning to pop in to Silvermans in order a new dial to swap it out. If it had good lume it would be the perfect everyday watch for me.
I did a comparison of this watch with a GSAR a few years ago. It has some detailed pics of the 2012 auto, might be worth a search if you fancy one.
At the same time they did a auto date, there have also been earlier no date autos (2000) with T dials and the lume on these tends to go a nice shade of light brown. This is the one I would search out if I were in the hunt.