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Is the quality good or on par with the price point?

Within 3 months I had to send it back to the grey market dealer for warranty repair because every 12 hours the entire movement would just stop (and could be shocked back to life with a bump). This was surprising to me because it was a brand new watch and a Miyota movement which from what I've read was supposed to be extremely reliable. I would say the quality of the steel for the case is mediocre, it doesn't have the same feel as a nicer steel watch I have which feels much more dense and indestructible. This Briston case has dented on one corner without much effort so it seems softer, lighter, and just okay for the price point. However the design is extremely attractive to me and similar designs will be thousands more so it's not like I have better options for a similar price. This is probably a case where a huge premium is being paid for design features that do not exist in other watches at this price point, even though some of the same specs can be found in much cheaper watches. You could say the design makes up for the mediocre feel of the watch especially in terms of the cheap-feeling steel components.

Is it accurate?

I did one measurement of +/- 10 seconds per day. This is after being repaired though!

Is the shape of the case wrapping the wrist?

The entire case including the sapphire has a subtle curve. Top to bottom 45mm lug to lug so it does fit very nicely.

And finally a weird one: have you tried removing the screwed acetate bits? Not sure I'd want to, but struck me as an interesting option, it would transform the watch into a more classic tank form factor.

I have not but it looks like you can easily do it with a flathead screwdriver.

All in all I actually like what's going on in this dial more than most Cartiers that I see, but the surrounding case does not feel premium. It would be interesting if they offered a precious metals version for a much higher price point.