There is always a downside to "super reps" with regard to higher end watches: You start seeing a lot more of them in the wild, and they lose their exclusivity in a way. It feels strange when every 3rd person I see is wearing a ceramic daytona or 15400, the watches in high demand and supposedly "unattainable" and "exclusive".
This applies to the 15400, divers etc. All good if you like the design or model as they are, but not so when you are looking for something to distinguish yourself from the crowd.
Having said that, the luxury watch wearers are a small percentage of the general population. I buy and wear gens which aren't repped or repped well, because I do like uncommon pieces which aren't spotted a dime a dozen in the wild. It becomes quite meaningless for me personally if everyone around me start wearing the same watch lol. Less a matter of price than a matter of individuality. I feel the same way when I wear a $200 G Shock and spot someone wearing the same at the beach, but to a lesser extent to be honest. Of course, this problem will always exist no matter what watch I wear, unless its a customized bespoke piece. But in gens, the balance of variety is natural and acceptable so far. I do occasionally spot someone wearing the same watch as I have, but these are few and far in between, compared to the ceramic daytonas, 15400s, divers, various Panerai, etc. I see a lot of these recently in the wild, and cannot help thinking that they are common watches, regardless of whether they are rep or gen. What the gen makers produce in thousands and distributes globally, the rep makers produce likely 10x the quantity for a fraction of the gen cost, making them available to guys who like the gen design but is unwilling or unable to spend that amount. So you get the popular models flooding the market, at least in terms of visual likeness, which I am speaking of here without segregating the gen/rep value, physical differences etc. Think of it as a gen 15400 owner meeting a guy wearing a 15400 (whatever v) and then going "oh you have the same watch too". Irrelevant if the watch is gen or rep, but the likeness of which becoming very common, almost mundane in commonness.
So with regard to the rep makers creating a super clone movement and super rep, it is a very good step forward where the hobby is concerned, but you can also expect that it will become a much more common model seen on wrists than before. I want to see a well-cloned 15500 for example, but I don't want everyone around me to be wearing the same watch I own. I do expect a certain measure of uniqueness, though never completely when the model is available commercially to everyone. When you buy an AP ROO or RO, you do not just buy a timepiece, but also the experience and luxury of owning and wearing one. It is always my aim to keep these non-tactile benefits of owning a luxury time piece undiluted and pristine.