Discussing wether it`s worth it or not is pointless, the second hand market sets the value and shows us all the desirability. A rep sub, $300... gen second hand $4000 (ballpark)... that`s the difference, the democratic vote has told me and you what the counterparts are worth. It`s a + 90% difference, that`s pretty much.
I love my pam reps, or my modded fiddy at least... i tell everyone about how overprised the damn Panerai brand is, standard ETA, stainless steel and a sapphire glass... $20.000???, get the hell outta here!... wish i was rich.
I`ll have some fun with my gen DeepSea for a while longer, in the meantime i`ll dream about the 203, AP Barrichello, Patek... but the reps will take some of my longing away and make me forget that i`m not where i wan`t to be, i wan`t to be better, smarter, smaller, bigger, so successful that i could buy every watch i loved... all the things i`m not. In the meantime, i`ll use reps instead of prozac... and they work pretty good.