To finish this one-man quest on Canon drop-in PL-C 52mm vs. holder with B+W CPL:
The B+W filter appears to be half a mm thicker in diameter than the holder, mostly the threaded part, which prevents to freeley slide it inside. I managed to squeeze it in, which I highly don't recommend, as plasticky build of the holder may break. It was also a lot harder to take it out. For certain there is no abaility to adjust the CPL during the shoot, thus confirming the long awaited conclusion: GO CANON!
I am not sure if it would have worked with other filter or not, but definitely don't try with B+W. Besides the thickness of the filter being only 5mm, it is already almost the maximum that can slide in the lens.
Hopefully this can help others to make the only choice
My Canon CP-L is in the mail.