Hammered, then lathed, then edged, then QC'd/inspected. What's the probability of PAISTE messing up and it getting by all those ppl?
Watch the video I linked in post #19
My guess is they'll replace it bc it 'looks like' hammer marks, and they're still under warranty, not bc they are hammer marks.
They want the customer happy, they want the customer to (want to) buy more PAISTE cymbals.
You can dent HH cymbals, you'd really have to wail on them tho.
The moral of the story is, when you buy something new the fist order of business is inspect the crap out of it. Be critical, then (maybe) you can allow yourself to be overtaken with awe.