>>1014298
Alright, I beveled some of the case edges by 3 segments, which I'm guessing should be more noticeable on macro shots. I tried looking up beveling by shader render options but it wasn't working really, it just added some weird shadow. As for imperfection maps, I downloaded some but non were looking right, which is something related with uv maps if I had to guess. I'll keep looking for the right one, because most of the maps I found were for very rough metal surfaces, and not quite fitting for a polished gold surface.

>>1014337
I put the model on a very simple background cause I'm more interested in learning how to model watches than general scenes, but I did tried messing up with the background and add a few things as you suggested, a vintage watch advertisement had the watch sitting on a mirror with some blossoms and petals around it, so I tried to mimic that advertisement format.

>>1014343
Some edges beveled, not all of them because it just messes up with the symmetrical shape of the watch, but most of the visible ones at least. I'll look up different hdri to get better shots, but the main focus for me remains modeling the watch itself.