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that the steel as well as the titanium braclets are "brushed" the Omega-style. Brushed surfaces are not very hard, the surface is softer. If you would look under a microscope you would see the difference in surface-look. I pretty much assume, if the braclets were all solid material, not bruches, they would sustain scratches better.
Or let's look at it from another angle. The scratch will put pressure on the surface, make it compressed and hard. So I believe if you scratch a complete area than it will be like "hardened". That is also something "Smiths" do when working irons for horses. they bang the iron together and then put it into water. Brushing is like making a surface loose. Another example is dry sand. If you press force against it you will get a stiff surface you can step on without making a food print, loose the sand with a fork, well, brush it and you can easily step holes into it.
Cheers,
Andreas