The whole "present your self in public" statement is funny to me.
If I wear either a gen/rep and i'm exiting my S Class or E Class Mercedes no one bats an eye.
If i exit my 1984 VW Golf MK2 I drive around in Switzerland sometimes (yes, i bought it for shits and giggles) wearing any watch, no matter if it costs me $500 or $50,000, I get laughed at and looked at funny.
So in my personal experience, I find that statement to be true. People in todays day and age are
super judgemental.
But it all comes down to what you think and what you believe. Do I care what people think of me in public or if they think my watch is real or fake? Absolutely not. Do you? That's entirely up to each individual.
Half the time I am in a hoodie and joggers and look homeless, so in the end most people think my gen 126715CHNR gold rootbeer is fake because I don't fit the picture