I see, a very odd side polishing in the GMT.

Jan 24, 2022,07:10 AM
 

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Comparing the finish on 4 different mid tier watches

 
 By: afaleh : January 23rd, 2022-19:10
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...  

Trying again

 
 By: afaleh : January 23rd, 2022-20:42
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Ok so pics loaded

 
 By: afaleh : January 23rd, 2022-20:43
But not in correct order. You will have to figure it out

I'm sorry,

 
 By: Mary Anny : January 23rd, 2022-21:13
I'm completely missing your point here. What am I supposed to look at please?

I see, a very odd side polishing in the GMT.

 
 By: Mary Anny : January 24th, 2022-07:10
Thanks for sharing!

So I posted individual replies for each watch

 
 By: afaleh : January 24th, 2022-07:15
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.

 
 By: Mary Anny : January 24th, 2022-07:52
My Tudor Black Bay's sides are (well, they were!) like perfect mirrors!!!

Really?

 
 By: afaleh : January 24th, 2022-14:01
That’s odd that Rolex would do better finishing on a Tudor than the Pepsi.

Yeah, really odd!

 
 By: Mary Anny : January 24th, 2022-14:25
Are you sure there's no protective film on those sides yet?

I agree; I have never thought much of Rolex case finishing:

 
 By: Poky : January 23rd, 2022-23:32
the rotating bezel is way too sharp on the edges. Omega does it well.

Grand Seiko

 
 By: afaleh : January 24th, 2022-07:03
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Omega PO

 
 By: afaleh : January 24th, 2022-07:04
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Breitling Premier

 
 By: afaleh : January 24th, 2022-07:05
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Rolex Pepsi

 
 By: afaleh : January 24th, 2022-07:05
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Can a mod move my individual replies to the top to clarify

 
 By: afaleh : January 24th, 2022-07:07
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

 
 By: afaleh : January 24th, 2022-07:13
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....