Man that's a bummer!
My AD has the 30 day return policy,provided the sticker is intact. I agree with others--sounds like the AD is being a bit greedy.
I like the idea of getting a black insert--it does give the watch a totally different look.
For what it's worth the cyclops can be taken off--by someone who knows what their doing,it's just glued on.
It'll look like this
That's a 16750, but you get the idea.