A lot of watches with 30m are also described as “splash proof” only, which causes a lot of confusion. 

I thought it was just too plain, though it does look better IRL than in pics. The just has zero depth to it. @MWC2020 made a really good point that they could have gone for a similar look but with applied indexes like Vertex did with the M100A. 

(Pic is from ablogtowatch)

I think calling these watches homages is crazy. An homage is inspired by or pays tribute to something else. These are shameless copies.

Do they send them back to Tudor HQ in Switzerland or is there a local service centre?

Problem with the whole process is you can't really speak to Tudor directly about it. Keen to hear how it turns out. Hope they sort it for you.

This would be a fun prize to win.

I don't understand the 4 year thing either. I put my name down at an AD in the UK and they called me within 2 weeks.