My friend.
High-end pieces should not be evaluated by their price. That is sometimes an annoying consequence - but not necessarily. Some of the best watches you can ever find are well under that - especially vintage.
Any you shouldn't feel inferior!
This isn't a game of who has more or less. It's about the pleasure of owning what you like.
My advice would be to consider the vintage market, where you can get in-house movements, excellent finishing, and classic design for well under $1,200 (Lecoultre, Longines, Omega, Universal Geneve, Zenith, CYMA, etc.).
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