The hard chrome will look similar to stainless.
The stainless guns are nice. I have a couple. The 2&3/4" .357 was my fishing gun for years. Carried it in the high chest zipper pocket on the bib overalls I wore to wade the rivers while bass fishing. Got it wet, got it submerged, came home, unloaded it, detail stripped it (so easy with that design), set it in the oven with a temp. of 200 F and took a shower. Came out of the shower, pulled the cookie sheet/speed six out of the oven to cool and got dressed for work. Wiped the parts off with an oily cloth, squirted/dripped some lube they don't make anymore (really slick stuff, too) on the moving parts, put it together, loaded it up and put it in my right front pocket and left to go to work.
It is the only loaded revolver in the house these days. Six 125 grain hollow points with 2 HKS speed loaders beside it on the shelf.
Yours is already broke in, getting it coated/protected will keep it looking good, protect it and make it a better rough use carry gun.
I bobbed the hammer a couple days after I bought it (1983) to keep it from hanging up when pulling it from my pants pocket or duty coat pocket (winter time back up gun).