I whole heartedly agree. I remember IWC ceramic cases, Hublot Big Bang ceramics, and Rolex ceramic inserts cracking. Sometimes from the factory, sometimes shipping, sometimes modders and sometimes improper handling. Ceramic composition plays a huge part into how well it'll handle certain stresses. To those who have had cracked bracelets, was there any fractures / indication in the QC? I'd assume not, since they may have been wrapped in plastic...!Sadly you are working with a brittle material that is a replica, you can't expect grade a quality, and even the smallest QC defect can make the watch and/or bracelet useless.
There is a reason the gen is double the price of stainless, they probably throw out several bracelets or cases before assembling one and shipping it to an AD.
I know we should have had better expectations, but at the end of the day it is a replica. I do not know what v2 or v3 etc will fix as it mostly comes down to proper care and QC when assembling...
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