heres a little better pic i couldnt find it earlier, it does have a few minor scuffs which dont show up very well (which is a good thing) but all in all i think it still looks fine, and i'm picky lol.
yeah the finish spydie uses on the ATR really holds up well, stonewash maybe?? anyway the only other finish i have had hold up like that is the ti side of my EKI CQC12. and i do edc the ti ATR several times a week and while i dont carry a lot of stuff in that pocket i do occasionally have keys or some change in it, so it really does hold up well. i have been carrying it for ~ 2 yrs now too.
as far as liner wear i really havent had any with the ti or the SS, no noticeable wear anyway & i dont take it easy on it like some of my folders ie i inertia it all the time.
imho the ATR's carry very well in the pocket, pretty slim, no complaints in that area at all,
i got my 1st ti ATR from NGK but the other 2 i have i swapped for, traded a 90% EKI commander for the LNIB plain edge one and a LNIB BM skirmish for the LNIB SE one, both were "ok" deals at the time (~ 2 yrs ago) and sound even better today.
really like the design though, my fav spyderco by far and really the only production knife i carry on a regular basis the last couple of yrs.
and the SS one w/the VG10 and such is also good, just not as good as the ti.