I have a good friend who makes well in excess of 700K each year and is a watch lover. He owns a few gens and loves them.
A few weeks ago I saw him with a brand new sub and asked to see it...it was a rep. He buys a gen but says the reps are so great now he'd rather put the wear and tear on a rep. He keeps the gens in the box for the right place and right time and keeps them pristine as the investments they can be. He says "I have no worries with my rep. I can work out, fix stuff around the house and just generally do anything I want without fear of messing up a near 10k watch."
I can't say I blame him. He wears a rep because he loves the look and style of the gen.