Actually jkarpas,
When I bought these pieces (about 4 years back) I never knew that they were apart from the gens. I went in for Big Dials and pieces which looked good on my wrist. I was a newbee in watch collecting.
But as time passed I understood the entire thing about replica watches and how owning a watch closest to the gen actually gives you a high.
Since then many of my collections have been closer to the gens, like Rolex, IWC, Omega, Bvlgari, Montblanc, Bell & Ross, etc.
I will post pics of those in relevant Brand Areas.
and yes...I did not pay much for these hybrids.