Firstly - Awesome beard. Quite envious. Secondly - I got curious and was glad to see you addressed this via video. I’m really sorry to hear this is the experience you’re having with the M1… if they were smart they would simply honor the warranty or steeply discount a replacement given how close you were to the expiration window.
EU rules say a 1-year warranty should still be taken back and repaired/repaired free of charge for up to 2 to 5 years according to the German court/EU ruling