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This subject has long been kept in the closet and needs to be brought out ....I know where Crow is coming from and in some way it is a testament to where the current situtaion with watch movements and huge conglomerites who are buying up the little guy are headed imo!,is buying a rep the solution? I don't know but it is an option for many....surprising to some who are starting out but most of the brands out there are nothing more than a rep with there logo on the dial...the difference is that these can be fully produced in a Asian shop whereas the rep is taken into homes as the video shows to be assembled by non experienced people ....now not all reps are done this way as there are those more experienced who buy them and take them to the next level with QC and adjustments but they cost ...not as much as an original but expensive for a fake.Bottom line is it is illegal however you look at it and had been taboo for as long as I have been collecting...there is a large number of collectors who only collect reps and they do not try to portray them as anything but reps so there is a place for them regardless of what many may think.....I will make my comparison to marijuana/pot...it is illegal as well but whole heck of alot of people still buy it and smoke it ...should it be legalized?,many believe it should....same goes with reps as long as no one gets hurt is the old adage....but let me ask...."Is someone getting hurt'?