If you're really into American watchmaking, be sure to check out Ball. They're superior IMO to Bulova's current offerings and came out almost the same year as Bulova. They have a rich horological tradition in that they were originally designed for railroad men who needed precision timekeeping.
I am interested in exploring luxury German watches like A. Longe Sohnne (very pricy) and Glasshutte and Japanese watches. Right now, At the $5K price point, no one has a better dial or finishing than Grand Seiko IMO.
Seiko has that history too. There are people watches like Rolex, and there are watchlovers watches like seiko. Patek Phillipe used to be until they became well known as "the most expensive" and then rappers wanted it. Then everyone jumped on the bling train and mediocre watches became high end by gluing diamonds on themselves like hublot
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