Thanks for posting this sample starman as first hand experience.
Putting it mildly I´m shocked with the qc.
Marker at 2 is not centered
Marker at 3 is tilted
Marker at 6 is tilted
Subdial at 3 has a strange deformation at the 10 mark;
Sel-fit, at least the one at the lower left is not really great;
I´m ok with the 23j movement; I´m ok with the price; I´m not ok at all with the price - if JF can´t get these basics on qc right: there is enough profit margin to have this right, it requires a loupe, pliers and 5 to 15 minutes more time on first assembly.
If one of the first is already like this, sorry but it does not forebode well for the whole batch. The pic is big and overblown and still those markers will be noticeable with the naked eye. I really don´t care if some minor aspects like the length of the pusher or the height of the crystal is 1 mm different from the gen but I need the rep to be consistent in itself. Hopefully this sample is just an exception and the majority will look right. The move itself of presenting us with an improved and thinner Daytona is ok, the subdials at 3 and 9 not being frozen seems like an unnecessary downer, this qc being another. Let´s wait....