well put
and being a noob myself.. exactly!
you know what would be really great? video reviews on watches.. when i first saw a panerai, i didn't know for a while, what the CG lever was there for.. now i do!! it's... um... to lever something! jk
it's true that the prices for a nice rep is atleast $250, i.e. my SOH with an asian eta 2824.. atleast i can swap the movt. out when it dies!