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Old 10 August 2018, 09:37 PM   #119
kauffee
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Originally Posted by SearChart View Post
Factory finish and refinishing is not the same.

The wheel used to brush the lugs is slightly soft, this will always round it a little. The hard artiflex wheel used for grinding away the scratches doesn't give the right grain.
Just not possible to keep the same sharp lines. And these wheels and tools are provided by Rolex.
Interesting. I assumed the tools would be the same as the original finish. Thanks for the insight Bas.
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