[Porsche-O-Phile]

I can't understand for the life of me why someone would want to own, much less brag about a fake Rolex. To each their own I guess, but I don't get it.

If image/appearance is really that important to you then why not go out and get a real one?

As far as respecting the craftsmanship of the producers of these things, I don't. It seems like a real waste of talent. Kind of like the person that has unbelievable skill in painting but instead of putting it into creating new works of their own, just sits around and spits out forgeries. Very unimaginative and a waste of talent, IMHO. Although to a certain extent maybe it's a case of imitation being the most sincere form of flattery...

These "fakes" have diluted a great brand to the point now where every single one out there (even the real ones) are presumed to be fakes. Pretty screwed up, isn't it?

I like decent watches. At some point I'll probably pick up a Breitling. There are a few models they have that I really like. In the meantime I'm content with one of my Citizen or Stauer models. Not Rolex quality by any means, but not bad. And authentic, not knock-off junk.