I'm in no way a Rolex expert, but yes, I've heard the same. A Rolex movement rotates in one direction and ETA etc rotate the opposite way. I would guess though that Rolex clones; Yuki etc will be the same as a gen Rolex. A minefield as always.
Why are you confrontational? You have the answers: from members here and elsewhere, others you have researched yourself. Yet you still provoke members by your attitude and name calling.
You do realise members have no control of what the factories produce so why the continual bitching?
I bought a Borealis and am very impressed with it. My only minor gripe is that the lume could be brighter. I could have it relumed though if I wanted so we'll see in a few months. Here she is on mesh rather than the OEM leather.
Open a savings account and deposit a small amount each month. Make sure you don't have easy access to it and in a year or 2 you'll have enough to buy your grail.
None of my colleagues are into watches to my knowledge. I sometimes glance at their wrists to see what they are wearing but I've never seen anything interesting.