Thanks everyone for their comments. The watch is somewhere over the pacific at this time, and hopefully gets back to the seller ok. He said he would repair or replace it. I really hope it becomes a decently reliable daily wear type of watch. I did not go for a chrono or anything too complex, hoping for simplicity and reliability. Maybe I guessed wrong, or was not lucky. Hopefully there is no war in that part of the world in the next few days, it might inconvenience the shipping of my watch, and others here too! We must keep our priorities straight!

cheers from Canada