Since reps have become so good, what argument is still valid to pay big bucks for genuine watches?

For example, I really like a watch from Paul Picot. It would cost me around 2500€-3000€. Since the brand isn't so popular, there aren't reps/fakes to get forvthis brand.

So I have to choose between:

Buy 1 original hand crafted Italian /swiss watch that I really like, but nobody will recognize.

Or, buy 5 decent reps, only the finest watches (patek, rolex etc) and get a whole collection of superb watches that everyone who is in watches will recognize.

I mean, that choice feels pretty bad man...