Why are some people discouraged with PCLs?

[TheVTCGuy]

I took a short plane flight today, the man that sat next to me had a Rolex. Whenever I have the oppurtunity, I try to strike up a conversation. I know, I know, there have been threads and threads on whether or not you SHOULD, but if the person is not occupied, I (always being very respectful) compliment them on their watch. You can tell immediately if they are comfortable or not with the topic and if not, then I simply say: "That's a very nice watch" and leave them alone. If however, they happen to be a WIS, I have had many a memorable conversations with fellow watch enthusiasts. Anyway, getting back to today...

I could see it was a Rolex, and a DJ, and especially noticed the PCLs, how really nice they looked. When I complimented him on it a smile immediately came over his face. He turned out to be a WIS as well. He said he purchased it four years ago, and it was a replacement for another DJ that he had had 25 years! Which by the way, he still had and still ran perfectly, he just decided he deserved a new one. He complimented me on my EX II, and we talked about the new models, sizes, and I especially mentioned how nice the PCLs looked.

I have had them on my Daytona, but no other Rolex, and thought they looked amazing; but it seems to me here on TRF there are quite a few members that are not a fan. I have even seen threads where people have described "fixing" their DJ (or whatever model with PCLs) by taking a scotch pad and scratching them out. My question is: Why? I would not expect to see them on my EX, it is supposed to be worn exploring caves, and climbing mountains etc. I.e. A working watch. But on, say a DJ, or Daytona, or even a GMT, I find them to add a touch of... "Bling" WITHOUT showing "Bling" Not explaining it very well but one of the reasons I am excited about (hopefully) a new SS DJ 41 coming out IS that it will (again hopefully) HAVE PCLs; I just think they add an extra-yet-subtle "glimmer" to the whole watch. So my question is to those of you that have or will or would actually REMOVE the PCLs on your watches... Why? Hey, it is YOUR watch and wear it however makes you happy, but what is wrong with PCLs?