There's no shortage of this opinion amongst our community...I see it often but it never sways me
I just chalk it up as a "to each their own" kind of thing... I'm the exact opposite...I've never been underwhelmed by GS (unless we are talking specifically about GS sports models or their bracelet clasps)
I have to constantly talk myself out of buying another one that I won't have wrist time for
There's no other brand I'd want to look at first in the 5-10k range... Omega is my close second