Hey, what brands would you recommend? I'm fairly interested in mechanical watches myself (own a Seiko) but you bring up some good points I've never read/heard of before.
They're easy to take apart and put back together, and spare parts for the more common movements can be easily sourced.
Their range spans from cheap to models far beyond the price-range and complexity of the most well-known Swiss brand.
Also, as a brand, it's far more prestigious than is usually assumed (because they're mainly known for their high volume models), with everything produced in-house, from the oil, to the rubies, and the alligator leather straps.
They also have a long and impressive history, up to and including getting kicked out of European accuracy competitions because they made the rest look bad.
Your modest unassuming Seiko has a lot more to it than you probably suspected.
