was originally scheduled to be shipping by Aug 10th (today)
I did buy one last week but haven't received any QC pics yet.
seems like there will be a delay!
could be from an innocent bump or just from structural stress...
even heard about crystals exploding in airplanes! lol
never had such issues with my 253 and 212
:-)
the later ultimate version of the 253 is really nice.
however the crystal is mineral and has a tendency to break, mainly due to the curvature otherwise the clarity is excellent...
there used to be a post about 1:1 212/253 sapphire for sale a few months ago.