From reading the posts from the start of the release just before CNY till now, I think the qc issues can be summed up as follows: 1) the watch was rushed by ZF to get the watch out before CNY - the rush resulted in a number of reoccurring qc items like chipped dials, angled numerals, and extremely poor lume and numerous movement issues. 2) Post CNY, the quality increased as supply started to catch up or exceed the demand 3) the quality started to decrease again as the demand for the watch picked up.
I think someone else stated that ZF quality is not the best, overall I have found this to be true. For example, the YL 5001 was much better than the ZF 5001 for quality. In my case, my Big Pilot Prince has a ding on the dial and the movement ran intermittently. Strodda fixed the dial and found a loose screw that was affecting the movement and then did his first fabulous lume job. In short, if you like the watch buy it and if you end up with issues not evident in the qc pics get them fixed but expect that there will be some issues and perhaps you will get lucky.
Goodwood
Will open it up tomorrow and have a look inside.
