My dissent is that it is his money and his watch, and he can do whatever he wants with it, including tossing it into the ocean.
That case can be refinished if you want to. Or not. Your choice. I personally do not care what your choice is!
But if you choose to, definitely find someone who is good at it. I had a CMW buff the living crap out of a stainless case without my permission... and it was really bad.
Rarely has any thread served to unite opinion on this forum as this one has.