That part of the clasp is going to take most of the beating, having it finished to a high polish makes no sense whatsoever unless they use some special alloy or coating. It does look like the main requirement from management/marketing was to make the watc...
Yes many brands continue to go with some form of polished finish on their clasps 🤷🏻♂️ It is very shiny with many angles. I will try to see this in the metal soon, but really don’t see my opinion swayed