Fake stuff gives me a different feeling than the real thing. To me they are great toy watches and I don’t lie about them being fake. For me the quality of gens is a completely different league. Don’t get me wrong. I love my reps for what they are.
The fakes would probably fool most people if that’s your goal given it fits your personality and general life style. It doesn’t make much sense to me if your watch is more pricy than your house or you drive an old crappy car and wear an AP rose gold that costs 300k. That’s the kind of stuff that usually give it away to me.
I don't agree with you that the quality of the gens is a completely different league. Mostly when i have a gen in my hand i'm disappointed with it. It's only if you look at A Lange & Sôhne, some Pateks, some Vacherons, independent watchmakers like F. P. Journe etc. Then you can say they are a completely different league. But we are talking watches above 27000 USD. Out of reach of more than 99% of the Earths population.
All the other brands. For example having a Breitling, Rolex submariner, Jaeger LeCoultre RG ultra thin moon or a portofino or portuguese IWC in the hand i can tell you there isn't much difference in the weight, finish or over all impression between a gen and a rep. Mostly i'm disappointed. The mentioned JLC sells for 18000 USD here.
Yes there is a difference in how long the watch will last as a rep probably won't last as long as a gen. But the reps have become better quality wise. I also think most gens are treated better with regular service etc. Any how by the time the rep breaks you can still buy 39 more reps for the price of one gen. It won't last forever either.
The difference in precision doesn't matter IMO, as even the best mechanical watches can't beat an ordinary Quartz in precision and most of the gens aren't that precise.
And what is it with Swiss watches these days?? They are charging the price of cars and houses for tiny watches. It's totally insane from a rational point of view. They do it because they can. Not because a Tourbillon watch is worth a family house. If so how come a IW 5463 Tourbillon rep, looking almost exactly like the gen can be bought for 700USD, while the gen costs 50000USD.
What you feel wearing them is a personal thing. Can't rationally disagree with a feeling.