I have already ordererd two of them, but neither was so accurate as yours. I'll accept it straight away.
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Help:3rd round QC for a SMPc
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I just got mine today, got to say I underestimated the difficulty of re-aligning the bezel. No matter how I pry, the bezel won't come off and there are a few scratch on the watch now. Heating with hair dryer doesn't remove the bezel insert either. Guess I am now stuck with this...
Looks pretty good to me. You gotta remember these are reps so they're not gonna be 100% perfect. And unless you're gonna be staring at the watch up close constantly it's not going to be very noticeable. I have a few watches with minor imperfections like that. Or you could start modding stuff yourself to fix it. It's really fun and interesting.
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Just got mine today as well. The bezel alignment is okay, but the bezel is a little bit shaky. The overall quality is good. I think the ceramic bezel looks better than the one that CrPO has. Also the AR coating is better than that of the CrPO. I am very satisfied with it. Thank you all for your advice. [emoji1]
The bezel alignment is the biggest problem on this watch, if you got that right then just take the watch.
Actually it is not a minor imperfection. If the quality of photo is better, you will see the alignment of the bezel insert is completely wrong from a meter away. Just have a look at spensertracy's SMP that is the correct alignment.
After buying about a dozen reps, this time I really got a lemon, got a feeling that it is from a rejected batch. When I open the case back it is missing a movement holder, the other holder is fake so the whole movement is held entirely by 1 holder. What is worse is the bracelet link closer to the lug is stuck which couldn't be replace. Couldn't be more disappointed knowing that I paid the same price for it.
An advice to those who wanted to buy the SMPc, DO NOT accept the watch unless the bezel alignment is correct (not perfect) or you may suffer the same fate.
wow that sucks to hear man. Any chance the TD is gonna work with you on correcting it? If not maybe you can start your own Franken at least.
Then it's time to become familiar with them. They only take a few minutes to read.
Following QC pic's i had to refuse it, to get get cleaned. But now mine is winging its way over to me. I asked the TD to supply the bezel seperatly so that I can fit it myself.
FYI: I am selling this watch in the sales section. It is really a beautiful watch and I want to get a gen one. 
I've got a black dial CSMP and the logo on mine is centered perfectly, and so is the pearl.
If your not happy with what the TD is trying to sell you for $318 keep asking for one you'll be happy with.
If I accepted a rep that I noticed had something misaligned in the QC photos, I'd see that every time I looked at it, and I don't care if anyone else would notice, I'd notice.
So keep asking for another till you're happy, or ask for a refund and try another TD, or wait for the next batch.
The CSMP on the website photo doesn't have a misaligned logo, so obviously the factory can get it right, and if they can't get it right on the one you're buying, the QC should be rejected. But don't worry, the TD's don't take the unacceptable watches back to the factory to have the defects repaired, they'll just sell it to someone who doesn't notice the problem.
I was surprised when I first started buying reps at how the TD's could not see obvious imperfections, damage, etc on the watches they send QC photos for, but I realized shortly after, that they can't be that stupid and unobservant, they just hope that their customer is.
If your not happy with what the TD is trying to sell you for $318 keep asking for one you'll be happy with.
If I accepted a rep that I noticed had something misaligned in the QC photos, I'd see that every time I looked at it, and I don't care if anyone else would notice, I'd notice.
So keep asking for another till you're happy, or ask for a refund and try another TD, or wait for the next batch.
The CSMP on the website photo doesn't have a misaligned logo, so obviously the factory can get it right, and if they can't get it right on the one you're buying, the QC should be rejected. But don't worry, the TD's don't take the unacceptable watches back to the factory to have the defects repaired, they'll just sell it to someone who doesn't notice the problem.
I was surprised when I first started buying reps at how the TD's could not see obvious imperfections, damage, etc on the watches they send QC photos for, but I realized shortly after, that they can't be that stupid and unobservant, they just hope that their customer is.