See the little elongated triangle just inset of where the top of bottom left lug meets the case, and just under the bezel? You can see that the person who was refinishing the case by putting the satin finish back on the lugs, went too far in and scratched up that little triangular area, in all four spots on the case.

So I tried getting in there with a flat toothpick wrapped in a tiny piece of cotton, which was then dabbed with Simichrome, and while it was improved somewhat, I'm generally unhappy with the result. I can't seem to get a good shine to the area. Made me wonder if I needed a finer grit paste than the Simichrome, or maybe there is a better technique to try? Many thanks.

 

Will be much easier if you remove the bracelet and bezel.

Anyway, I’d just leave it alone.

 

What fun would that be?

 

Make a slim rectangular polishing board from plastic and use double sided tape to secure a piece of thin cotton cloth to it leaving the sides of the board bare. Use only the finest emery flour you can find to load the cloth.
Also you might try the polishing compound used to refurbish plastic headlight covers and tail lights. I use PlastX brand to final polish acrylic crystals.

 

I would remove the bracelet and hold it firmly wrapped up in a cloth whilst applying more pressure with a very fine grit. Try and rub it the opposite way of the lines. So from bottom to top of lug. I hope this is some help mate

 

Personally I would do the following:
Remove the bracelet and then mask off the surrounding areas.
Then use polishing compounds on a cloth wrapped around a toothpick, starting with Green, then Blue and finish with Pink.

 

More fun than obsessing over this tiny flaw, and potentially making it worse.

 

Making it worse when you're trying to make it better is the worst feeling ever

 

Yes I agree with Vitezi and Darlingboy - unless you've polished a lot of watches, not worth the bother of obtaining the kit or risking making it worse.
Have you had a look at others to ensure what the correct finish should be? Maybe it's supposed to be like that?

 

First of all, obsessing over inconsequential first-world, horology-related issues provides exactly the kind of life diversion that makes the hobby fun.

Next: too late; already made it worse.

 

If you must obsess, do it over real issues, like this hideous scratch on the bezel of my 16710.


https://omegaforums.net/threads/wruw-today.567/page-2673#post-539479

 

I use micro-mesh a lot. The 1500 grit should be low enough to remove small scratches, and 4000--12000 will be close to a mirror, depending on the metal.

 

Don’t get me wrong I would have to polish that too, but I’m pedantic like that...

 

Might as well scrap that watch! Lol

 

Trade for an 18K Constellation Deluxe and forget about polishing.

 

So the Simichrome polish supposedly has 8 to 10 micron size abrasives in it, but do you or anyone else know how this translates to the grit rating of the different papers as noted in your post?

Edit: okay, found out around 2400-3600.