The thing that a lot of luxury watch brands do where they won’t sell you certain pieces unless you’ve built up a buying history is some of the gayest shit in the world and I would never own a watch from a brand that operated like that, regardless of their quality. I’ve always liked TAG Heuer. Their movements aren’t “in house”, but I couldn’t give a fuck. It’s the only nice watch that I own and the only one I’d ever consider rebuying. Some luxury autos do that shit, too.