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How would this scenario play out? Would it end up having to file a PR? I would prefer avoiding it.

If you claim the package appeared to be tampered with, there's a high chance Amazon will request a PR.

Even when purely saying the watch was not enclosed In the box (hence not a theft-related Incident), Amazon's pea-brain reps still tend to ask for a report. I'm not suggest a PR will happen, but rather the possibility exists.