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I'm with Badern on this. Even if a watch case were from a catalogue, I'd have no problems with that. If it happens to be exclusive, I'd also see that as an added bonus.
By the way, yesterday I spotted a shelf of Bulovas in a store and was amazed to see that almost all the cases, dials, crowns and bezels were homages and even deadringers to mighty Rolex. I spotted look-alikes of the Datejust, GMT, Sub, Daytona, Yachtmaster and a few more. In fact, there were HIS and HERS models galore. Wow!
I see a slight pattern in the train of thought in this thread, and with bigrusty's thread above, it appears that as watch fans, we accept a certain amount of unoriginality in design, if only we believe that it's for a specific reason, such as to get the word out about a watch brand.
Not all Bulovas (or even huge design replicators such as Invicta) are homages to other watch manufacturers such as Rolies, in that we still demand originality in case and dial design. When I first saw the Barracuda I mistook it for an O7 G Series, and so I falsely dismissed it as a homage brand; or even a company who cut such a huge corner that they purchased their cases from a factory in another country that supplies generic cases.
Ralf did his company such a HUGE service by becoming a 'voice' behind a starter company by participating on this forum, and as such, we paid attention. With our combined threads, interest and INPUT in Benarus, we have seen a multitude of new designs; and even a brand new case in the Megalodon.
It would be easy for Benarus to buy another case off the shelf, and I am sure we would continue to smile politely, and wait for something that we could really wrap our wrists around. However, in a very short time, Ralf has brought Benarus closely to the front of a very competitive market, and has (dare I say it?) rewarded our loyal patience with newer and original designs.