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There are two types of homages - a brand reissuing a tribute to its own discontinued model and another brand inexpensively mimicking an expensive model from another brand. Not sure why we are even discussing the former, it's inapposite to the point of the OP's.

This got removed, still not sure why - pretty sure I didn't violate any terms (at least not in this post).

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I disagree but everyones entitled to their own opinion. It's the same as the new Mini, new VW Beetle, the new homage Rolex Explorer, Submariners, Seadwellers all homages to the originals either explicitly advertised as such or by heritage, are they all crap, I don't think so. For some, it's all about reliving the attachment to the good old times without dealing with the issues associated with owning a vintage equivalent. Offcourse one could drive a 1973 VW Beetle or wear a plastic crystal vintage Submariner but that might not be practical enough to everyone and it might not always be to do with money. It's more about living out the nostalgia associated with the era and if it can be done with a shiny new piece of metal and upgraded engineering representing the design of a bygone era and the person is happy with it in the form of the new Beetle or Mini or a sapphire crystal Explorer or Submariner, so be it. Offcourse if one really wants to traverse the pure vintage route and has the time and energy to do that and live with the issues that vintage things bring, good on them too. I feel and play both homage and vintage and modern once in a while!

I was under the impression that the OP's and others discussion wrt to homages was referring to a brand reissuing a tribute to its own discontinued model as not agreeable. If it's the later case the OP is referring to ( which I would class as fakes rather than homages) of another brand inexpensively mimicking an expensive model from another brand, I would agree that that in this case watches shouldn't be classed as a homage even if the companies selling them do! I guess is a difference in understanding the terminology for "homage" here by me:)

But lest we think this "homage" business is mostly a watch deal, visit your local grocery store. It's filled with homages - inexpensive and lower quality generic foods and supplies. Those frugal phonies eating "homage" Corn flakes are insecure superficial dolts. I mean really, who do they think they are fooling?

No No-Frills Corn Flakes allowed in my house. It's Kellogs or nothing! And god forbid my wife brings home Hydrox cookies instead of Oreos!!!!!!!

Personally I don't have an issue with homages, fakes are another story. They just suck, I get homages though. Not everyone can afford a $6k Panerai, if they want one and can only afford a homage, not a fake, from a company that isn't trying to pawn it off as an original then I don't have a problem.