I actually agree with you. A good rep at $500 whereas the gen is thousand of dollars makes sense; as long as it's a good rep. Personally I don't want to spend lots on poor reps. Cheap reps are fun and as long as they're cheap then who cares if they're accurate or not. Oh and if you please, PM me on where to get that deal on the Nomos.
THE Paul Newman Daytona resurfaced and has just been sold at auction. If you want to watch it here's the link.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/phillips-winning-icons-paul-newman-live-stream
With an opening bid of $10,000,000 you can guess it went for a rather large sum.
Incidentally, my late father looked like Paul Newman.