yea there are a few that have the black chrome or the others....i cant vouch for the finish of the gold or chrome, but, I've had my black chrome (its actually a powder coat) provari since the summer, and so far, no scratches, dings or any other wear in the finish..... oh yea, I have dropped it on blacktop and cement (falling out of a shirt or jacket pocket) quite a few times too...I've cracked and damaged a few carto's, a tank and broken a few tips though in those mentioned drops, and the provari gets used 90% of the time, vaping every day.... like a few other mod producers, the finish has to be based on the batch it was made .....they'll never be consistant, as they are done by hand.....powder coating or plating is easy when you know what to do....but, the powder coat thickness is determined by how much is used and how well the powder sticks (held by static electricity) to the item before baking, and for anodizing, it's the voltage/current used, quality of the probes and solution used, the time it was being 'anodized'....etc....... (I used to do both anodizing and powder coating for one of my old manufacturing jobs a long while back...)
i have other mods also with powder coats...my Roughstack..you can throw that against the wall and it wont chip lol (also w/ no clear coat over it).. my GLV-3.. has a clear coat over it as well, the main coat is same as the roughstack...tough as nails, but, the black endcaps? the coating is thin along some of the edges, and it's causing it to wear under normal use lol......