I think the air gaps look more noticeable when you're on the pale side. The one I picked out also have some air gaps, they're not noticeable imo but once sit on my arm it accentuated them

It doesn't bother me enough to opt for another one though as I figured they'll look less noticeable once I get a slight tan in the summer months so there'll be less contrast against the RG/carnelian. Here's a zoomed in shot on the air gap (see top left corner of the motif & ignore the sunscreen marks lol):
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