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What would you guys do?

So, I’ve been pondering this for a while as I have a vintage 1803 White Gold Day-Date shown below and notice that all the newer Day-Date and Datejusts come with high polished lugs now, as opposed to my brushed lugs. Has anyone considered polishing the lugs? I think the high polish actually looks better and it’s easier in my opinion to keep them in good condition because you can simply use a Sunshine polishing cloth to polish out any hairline scratches whereas it’s harder to use an emory board or sandpaper to brush a finish to make the grain look right if there’s damage. I’ve already had to repair the brush finish on my watch and it took a long time to make it look “right” in my eyes and it would have been much easier if it just was highly polished. What do you guys think? Would you polish the lugs on a vintage Rolex? Pic 1 of my vintage 1803, Pic 2 of a modern President, and 3rd of me fixing a scratch on upper lug of my watch. I am wondering if Rolex started the high polish just because they know it takes longer to get right during a service.