Just got two of these in the mail today. One for myself and one for my brother. They are beautiful. Really classy looking. Even more so than my black Riva. I also ordered a steel 901 cone for mine since I'm a carto user. Love it. Just wish it didn't have the gold
threading on it since everything else on the steel special edition is silver. But even so it's really tiny so It's hard to see the gold. Which means it's not really a big deal.
Weird, I'm using my SE right now. No gold
threading. No gold ANYWHERE. It's all silver. Chrome band and the bottom of the battery, and the rest is stainless steel...

Edit: Oh, wait, you mean the silver 901 cone has gold threading. I'm just using the one cone that came with mine. All silver.
One cool thing: if you are a carto user like me, and you use the Boge cartos (like me), peel off the black sticker, and it's silver underneath. Completes the look VERY nicely!