Dovo1695 I'm so glad I posted on here none of that had occurred to me, I was under the understanding that you could own a rep but not sell one under UK law not sure where I got that from but I took that as gospel.
I had been spending all my time comparing reps and getting tips on whats best and never given any thought to legal stand points or taboo's.
That will be changing!!!
I love watches and given the right size lotto win would be raping the local AD's stock for all things shiny but until then will stick with the reps and enjoy them for what they are, really beautiful bits of metal.
Thank you to all for the advice its very much appreciated.
Gaz