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Well then the answer is yes, I can.

No, I was answering your question as I understood it.

Just look at the edges, there's no better way of telling. By hand it's not possible to get a completely sharp edge between, say, brushed and polished parts of the watch. I've not seen a watch...

I've never seen a watch case refinished by hand look anywhere near as good as by lapping machine. You just can't get the perfectly crisp edges between brushed and polished parts, for example.

I think it's by Giuliano:

http://chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/index.cgi?md=read;id=27196