It is a little bit hard to show in a picture, but the process to get each finish is different. Polished is a high shine polished finish, which is the norm for granite/quartzite. A honed finish, is more of a soft unpolished finish, and leathered is more of a matte textured finish. I have had many people love the leathered finish because it doesnt show any scratching, where a similar stone in polished finish would show scratching, and doesnt show the fingerprints or dust like a honed finish would. I suggest looking at a stone yard to see and feel the difference.