Thanks for sharing that. I see what you're saying, and that makes sense in terms of chipping prevention. What struck me about the one I have is the center vertical link (the one with the etching) has enough of the silver-colored metal missing the black color that it does stand out. While I didn't check each and every link up close, I did compare it to the same type of links in close proximity, and the rest were well-covered in black. That, plus the one side of the bag sticking out as mentioned above.