I've only seen a few cut steel buttons, but the faceting on the ones I've seen is very detailed with complex patterns. Some of the facets are quite small...I was actually amazed at the level of detail and understood why they could be desirable. The cuts are very sharp edged, too, like fine cut crystal. I've never seen anything quite like it in chrome or silver and it may be that those metals couldn't be cut into such small, intricate facets. The faceting catches the light in a unique way. I've only seen them a couple of times, and then only briefly so someone else is bound to have better information.