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Standing in line at the liqueur store with the rest of the members of your church the next county over that isn't dry and pretending you don't know each other...
I'm a watch junkie if there was a way to own a replica legally I would sure be happier but my compulsion to "check out" every watch I can get my hands on doesn't draw the line at copyright and trademark infringement. I have a few reps, even reps of watches I have genuines of. I don't show them on the genuine forums or "pass" them off, (though I remember seeing a couple of Omega reps in the wrist checks over the last year, perhaps not here though) I'm a farm boy the cows don't care what watch I wear anyway. The genuine forums are full of people who are full of themselves and lots of "facts" but still have to take their g-shock to k-mart to get the battery changed or into ben bridge to get the bracelet sized...
The replica community is far more technically orientated, interested in mods, hands on tinkering etc. It has been an interesting back door into the manufacturing and parts end of the hobby and has provided a wealth of materials to work on and learn from without me personally having to pay my share of someone elses billion dollar advertising budget. I have yet to find a place in the mainstream forums for a guy who bought a handfull of tools and taught himself how to take a 2824 apart. I think I just gave my self an idea for a watch website.....
I realize the rest of you don't buy watches just to take them apart so I forgive you for your high standards.
goofy