I'm afraid the the amount of grinding/polishing required to remove a "strong" etching would leave a spot that would have optical distortion as you would in effect be creating a slightly concave lens at that spot.
This looks kinda slick! In conjunction with Ducati I guess it's available in red, black, and silver. I'm surprised Tony doesn't have a quartz of it yet!!
I've never been able to do it without leaving "distortions" on the center links. But, it is on the inside of the wrist where nobody is going to see them so it seems a fair trade to be able to wear it!
Preacher - I order the cases from a guy in GZ that I buy all of my parts from. I order the majority of them without crystal and bezel but a couple with a fluted bezel and sapphire crystal. PM me if you want me to add one for you to my next order - about $35.
TJ - Not the dial but will take another crack at the hands to get them a bit closer to the dial...