Looks good and for that price a real bargain. Would be interested to know if the strap quality is as good as it looks, might be tempted to order some myself.
I actually got inspired when you showed me your collection of APs. Been researching APs but too bad there isn't an equivalent of the PAM guide for APs so slow going at the moment. Partial to maybe a Panda or rubberclad at the moment but will likely wait to see which ones I will pick up from the new batch to be released next year.
The red is just the right shade for that watch - a bit of understated bling to break the monotony of black and does a good job to accent the red hands in the sub dials.
If the transparent caseback will be an issue for the OP, then I guess the fallback would be to get the older models of the PO which have the closed caseback. The old UPO version comes to mind and I am sure that might be others that more knowledgable members can share.
I had a similar experience but it was in regard to a scratch on a screw. In the end I accepted the watch with the promise by the TD that he would send extra screws to replace the scratched screw. It's been over 6 months and I have never replaced that screw.....I couldn't find the scratch, it was too small!