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Old 17 August 2017, 08:25 AM   #1
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Back of RO no finished...

Hi! Dumb question of the day. why is the back of the RO not finished like any other part of the watch? It is kind of "sandblasted", by why wouldn't they brush it to match the rest of the case or bracelet? It would be a little difficult, but not impossible with everything else they've accomplished... Looks kind of unfinished to me
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Old 17 August 2017, 08:43 AM   #2
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Which RO are you looking at?

My ROC 25860 has a slight concentric circular finish... interesting that you noticed, if it's not a display back I rarely look at the back of a watch.
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Old 17 August 2017, 08:53 AM   #3
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which ro are you looking at?

My roc 25860 has a slight concentric circular finish... Interesting that you noticed, if it's not a display back i rarely look at the back of a watch.
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Old 17 August 2017, 10:39 AM   #4
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That's a good question. Maybe they thought the engravings on the back look better against a 'plain' finish rather than a brushed one? Also, the back probably requires more regular cleaning than the front, so perhaps the finish needs to be more hard wearing?
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Old 18 August 2017, 05:41 AM   #5
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Hard to tell!
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Old 18 August 2017, 09:28 AM   #6
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Back of my Panda is sandblasted too.
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