Preview, Adobe Reader, and icons

I take a PDF document that normally opens in Preview, go to the Get Info box, and change "Open With:" to Adobe Reader. The document's icon changes accordingly.
When I reopen the document, go to the Get Info box again to change "Open With:" back to Preview, the icon won't change back. Any clues as to why?

Below open with you will see a button marked CHANGE ALL click that and from then on any file with that particular extension will open with that app.

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