your opinon on this 780350 bracelet pls

[flex]

pls see pics. It's very shinny, but not showing it in the picture for some reasons. very old (2 years old) DW rep bracelet (franken - parts come from 3 bracelets) but has been given a polish treatment.

I was trying to test this new stainless steel polish..

[freddy333]

Flex - the only parts that should be polished (shiny) are the sides of the cover & the 2 flat parts of the clasp. The rest of the bracelet & end links should be given a fine satin (brushed) finish with a Bergeon 5444-A (there are other options, but the Bergeon comes closest to the original Rolex factory finish)

[flex]

Hi Freddy - thnks for your quick reply. the objective was only to give the bracelet a bit shinny look like the gen. I think I managed to keep the original Chinese bracelet brushed (although at minimum). On my gen 78350 bracelet, it is still brighter than the old Chinese bracelet. It is the material that they use. that's why I tried to give the bracelet & the ss bezel a little polished here & there. The steel is a lot brighter on gens. And because of this, I tend to over-do the ss bezel.

see the material they use on gens....

[freddy333]

I would not concern yourself with the color or brightness of the metal since the differences are small, vary depending on age & condition & are only evident when you have 2 bracelets side-by-side for comparison. But having polished parts that did not come that way from the factory will definitely raise suspicion & this is something that most collectors will be able to detect from quite a distance.