What is the difference between a real Rolex and a cheap knock-off? They both tell time and look good on your wrist. You know its fake—but no one else does. Its just a thing.
Resale value, probably. If I buy an expansive thing, I rationalize it by considering I could always sell it if not at my cost, then at a small markdown.
Depends. Are you buying a Rolex to impress people? Well then a good fake will probably due. Are you buying a Rolex to fulfill some life dream? Then a fake just ain’t gonna cut it.