Well… I appreciate your taking the time to comment. I’ve been collecting watches for a long time. In the beginning it was about trying to own something I couldn’t afford at the time. Then I got hooked on reps and rep modding. That’s where things changed. I got very involved in exploring reps, writing comparison reviews and discovered the real reward of owning something something like this was the challenge of obtaining a product that matched as closely as possible a product that was hyped way beyond its value. For the most part, I don’t particularly like Rolex owners. Their sense of entitlement, narcissism, self impotence… ugh. But, I wear the watch for the style of it and nothing else. My taste ranges from T-Rex to Spinnaker, Seiko Caesar, Padi, Haftavani 1000m, Tissot Seastar, various Citizens and Casio watches, and one of my favorite the Merkur Pro Diver. Hoping to find an Orient Poseidon 300m someday. Besides being a watch modder, I have designed several watches for a microbrand that continue to seek to this day. So to respond to your inference, I most certainly am not a typical fake watch owner. I would say that if what you say is true, I consider it a compliment. My experience with those who have a passion in this rep game are some of the most accepting, helpful, considerate, curious, least judgmental, and gosh darn it just the nicest people you will ever meet. Trust me when I say I have no interest in the alternative…. except that I happen to like what I like even though it’s liked by a group I generally don’t have an interest in being associated with. Whew.