904L Steel non Rolex

[Paul7]

Originally Posted by belligero

Any polished steel surface will show scratches easily. If you think your wife’s DJ is bad, then you should try my Reverso, which uses plain ol’ 316L and gets scratches if you even look at it.

Funny how these “pampered” watches are so infrequently cleaned, by the way. The pitting corrosion would barely exist if some owners weren’t so afraid of getting their watches wet.

Regardless, there’s no downside to using the better grade of steel, so I don’t know what you’re complaining about.

According to post #17 in this thread, 904L is softer than 316L steel. Part of the problem is the PCL, that is problematic for scratches in any steel.