Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Every time I work on my Paramount with its Campy stuff, I appreciate the quality but it’s astonishing such basic function and awful styling survived into the 1970s. The engraving is like some 19th century revolver and not a great one. This is from the same era as the Concorde and the moon landings? Really?
It's not engraving. It's part of the casting, part of the mold. The cast surfaces are an aesthetic unto themselves.
I've seen people do drillium, in-fill with paint, polish the high spots,... all sorts of things to change the aesthetic. Campagnolo even changed the aesthetics when they went to Super Record.
P.S. - You did see the smiley in the post you quoted, right?