Comparing the finish on 4 different mid tier watches
A quick exercise I did for fun and to share on a WhatsApp group, sharing here just for the sake of it So the compared watches: Grand Seiko GMT Omega Seamster Planet Ocean Breitling Premier Rolex Pepsi. The objective is to identify which watch had the best...
I'm sorry,
I'm completely missing your point here. What am I supposed to look at please?
So I posted individual replies for each watch
So you can try and see my thumbs up and pen reflection for each watch, this is to judge the quality of the polished portions. I have also included the brushed strokes macros for the two watches that have brushed portions
It's quite surprising.
My Tudor Black Bay's sides are (well, they were!) like perfect mirrors!!!
I agree; I have never thought much of Rolex case finishing:
the rotating bezel is way too sharp on the edges. Omega does it well.
Can a mod move my individual replies to the top to clarify
I have posted each set of pictures for each watch individually. The purpose here was to compare the quality of case finishing on 4 mid tier watches. There are other elements to consider, I will include those in an individual reply
Notable other factors
Regarding the four watches I compared, here are a few other noteworthy points I noticed. First, regarding the Rolex, the bezel is by far the best I have ever seen. The color, depth, clarity is only made better by the luxurious touch of including platinum....