I got mine from Timeshops also, maybe I got lucky but mine is very, very nice. No issues with the chrono and the GMT works fine. I'm not sure which factory makes this piece, but I would say quality is similar to the Noobfactory Grahams, which are a step below the H-factory / HBB V1 watches.
The only flaw that bothers me is the bezel font, it is considerably different. Moving it is a little clunky too. I think the rep dial is pretty decent, it isn't sapphire like the gen but this is a mid-$300 watch what do you expect ? I ordered the blue dial as I already have a lot of black dial watches, I'm not sure there is a gen with it but it looks really nice. and I thought it would look good with the PuristS relume (see below). The strap is firm for sure, hoping it softens up over time.
Here is the factory lume, alas this is taken on a full charge from a blacklight so it isn't this bright in real life, and the persistence is not good
I love the look of the PuristS version of this watch, so I am thinking of sending it off to PbDad for a blue re-lume.