I recently got into a lengthy debate on Reddit on the whole concept of "rep" watches with someone in another watch sub. They literally had 2 cases full of different fake watches including numerous Rolex, Omega, AP watches, and I thought it was a waste of money.

Their logic was ***"Swiss watches are overpriced, and if some company in Guangdong province can replicate 90% of the look and feel of the watch for $500, then AP/Rolex/Omega are simply overpriced and not worth the price, so why buy a genuine watch when I can enjoy owning and wearing a premium watch for 5% of the price?"***

Honestly, besides the whole IP theft and profiting off a brand they didn't build, I can see the logic (even if I don't agree with it). Premium brand watches are prohibitively expensive for the majority of people, and for some this is the only way to appear in public with say a "Rolex" on their wrist.

But let's be honest, if you wear one of these, you're not fooling anyone, and I'm not even talking about hardcore watch people who can spot the misalignment of a dial from 15 feet away or watchmakers who can open the case back and spot a fake movement.

If you're living a $35,000 lifestyle, working a normal 9-5, and are sporting a supposed "$15,000 Rolex" on your wrist, MOST people are just going to assume it's fake. I don't care how close it looks to the genuine article, people are just going to assume you either stole it, inherited it, or it's plain old fake. 

So why wear a replica at all? Most people won't care what watch you wear or just assume it's fake. The only person it matters to really... is you. Does wearing a replica/fake give you any sense of pride or accomplishment? It doesn't for me, so I don't see the point, even with "super clones", but like I said, anyone can wear what they want or spend their money on anything. 

I don't care that people wear replicas/fakes, but even if it's a "super clone", it's not fooling anyone.