If you value polish, go with your Ressence. If you value a custom watch that matches exactly your specifications, OP's choice is perfectly fine. It's obvious he will get more enjoyment that way of his money spent. Nothing wrong here.

Reading the article, the unpolished finished is part of the aesthetic he seems to be going for.

Those don’t conform to the authors requirements.

The reason he landed on that design is pretty well detailed in the article too.