You are probably not going to believe this - but it all started when I was high school. One of the summers I took a trip to Taiwan and hooked up with some folks who where on a Rolex hunting expedition. I followed along for the ride. While i did not buy a rep that trip - i bought a "gen" Tag Heuer. In a subsequent trip, i went on a Omega hunting expedition and came back with a cheap Omega branded watch (of a model that did not even exist). I also came to believe that the Tag that i originally bought was probably not genuine either (although it came will all the necessary papers and documents).
Anyway, 2 years ago - i decided that I liked that PAM's due to a magazine advertizement. So I looked on e-bay to try and get a gen used one. Imagine my sticker shock when i saw the actual prices. However, I saw someone selling a "replica". I bought the rep - got taken for a bundle, given what I know now - but stumbled on to RWG in the process. The rest is history. A long forgotten interest (High School was a long, long time ago now) which has been rekindled.
It is great to be here amongst friends.