>>3089032A 1000 bucks gets you 98%, for the last 2% you need to spend 10000, that is what an Alpa is.
Also a Rolex isn't for showing off, at least a normal sub isn't that is just a well-made dependable watch that will outlast you.
Alpa is for the big-buck landscape photographers who blow up their shit to multiple yard gallery size. A point where that 2% might matter.
Also they are lovely to work with and since it's a modular system it will last and is upgradable/swappable.