Omega easily scratched?

Technically, only 3 surfaces polished - the ones on the right. Steel is in the middle. So polishing does reduce the roughness, even on a microscopic level.

But I’m sure some members could see the difference from a blurry photo. 😉

My $300 seiko monster from 12 years ago has 0 scratches on it. But thats because I had it sandblasted ages ago so the entire surface is rough and matte.

The more "finished" a surface is, the more obvious scratches will be. Even matte surfaces on Omega watches have more of a satin sheen look because they're finely brushed.

You'll feel the pain for a little bit, and then stop noticing. It hurt for my first steel luxury watch, it hurt again for my first gold watch (oo boy does gold pick up scratches easily).