I just got a PAM332. It's everything that I've read about, however, the QR system on one of the lugs at first did not seem to function, which unfortunately disables its ability to change straps. It was hard to the point of destroying those tools that come with the PAM243 (the TD will replace it). Now I was quite disappointed with this development and was definitely thinking about having the watch replaced. I thought about the old school method of using toothpicks and even though it wasn't smooth, I was able to coax the springbar to release and to catch when reinserting the spring bar.
Now this is the dilemma. I have the watch now, in my possession. Watch runs fine, chrono resets to zero, correct Challenge caseback, etc. It's just the QR lug issue. Do I return the watch, and risk a replacement that may or may not have any other issue, and add to the pot the fact that CNY is almost upon us and may take until the end of the month to reach me, at best, or do I accept the watch I have, as it is, with a minor issue that may go either way (become looser or deteriorate to non-working) and if in case it deteriorates, just replace it with springbars and color them with a black marker?
Now this is the dilemma. I have the watch now, in my possession. Watch runs fine, chrono resets to zero, correct Challenge caseback, etc. It's just the QR lug issue. Do I return the watch, and risk a replacement that may or may not have any other issue, and add to the pot the fact that CNY is almost upon us and may take until the end of the month to reach me, at best, or do I accept the watch I have, as it is, with a minor issue that may go either way (become looser or deteriorate to non-working) and if in case it deteriorates, just replace it with springbars and color them with a black marker?
Seriously probably not worth the hassle of returning it.