Thanks ewatch, I got it in yesterday and it's everything I expected. Pics are below. The crystals do not look bad at all. It has a pink hue around the crystal which indicates that it is sapphire, but there are light scratches that can be noticed in sunlight...
I also noticed that it does not seem to work in the conventional method. It unwinds to a point and then starts changing the day. To change the date, I have to slightly raise the crown, but not click it out, and turn the opposite way. Popping it out to the second position does nothing, it spins with no effect. It's running a tad fast, I believe, but I'll look into that later (seemingly easy adjustment).
Hont did a great job, it took its time in shipping but came very well protected and was completely as described. I will definitely be ordering from him in the future. It even has a decent looking rehaut, which I didn't expect.