Personally I just fell of the earth until a decent 312 rep came out. Now Im sitting here looking at it compared to my 3 year old 229 and I have to say
WOW REPS HAVE COME A LONG WAY!
The build, the quality, etc is definitely improved. Of course my lowbeat 7750 movement fell apart while well packaged and shipped.
To me in general I see a shift from "good inside decent outside" to "moderate inside great outside"
For the main demographic of people buying these watches it is been the right choice. Modders are NOT the main sale point for a lot of the sellers. We are a niche, and although I have gotten out of it for awhile I cannot be more excited to get this baby flying!