Aside from very unique movements, I like the idea of in house movements.  I like the idea of every part of a watch being built by the same people. With reputable companies you'll get the quality you expect either way, but the idea of an inhouse is more compelling to me. It's in the same vein of me baking my own bread and curing my own bacon and growing my own veggies to make a BLT. It's a great feeling to eat something you made every part of.  There is a premium for that feeling however, so it also comes down to cost. For my bacon it's time, for the movement it's money.  My bacon is fucking fantastic, I mean it just shits all over store bought. I smoke it and slice it Ashanti-thick. So maybe not the best comparison but hopefully you're picking up what I'm putting down.

Especially when you refer to them as 'broads'

Well that's no fun. I was hoping for Karnak!

yep

I have a Khaki King I got because I like the full day on it.  I love everything about it except the glare.  It is annoying looking down and trying to find a proper angle to read the time.  I'd recommend trying one on first if you can and seeing how you feel about the glare.

Send it to this guy - https://www.youtube.com/c/WristwatchRevival

I love this dudes videos.

This is some mental gymnastics. I am not able to corelate anything you mentioned about this Thomas Schelling gentleman to the conclusion you have drawn.  What is your "bright red line?" You can't justify your addiction using his philosophy.  Well, I guess you can but that is messed up.  Or is your addiction worrying about money?  I'm lost.  Sorry.  It sounds like you read a book and want to share what you learned which is fine of course, been there, but you need to land somewhere and not just spout things you learned to sound "well-read and knowledgeable." I don't know if as you say wearing watch could do that, but certainly writing something like this might.  Ok that was rude.  Sorry.  You may not be doing that, but that is how it comes across.  The whole "flex" isn't doing anything for me either.  I'm not sure what you mean by inner flex, I guess satisfaction?  You mean the reason we do anything at all? I don't know. Also there is tons of flexing here regardless of anonymity.  It's still a social medium after all. Which is fine, people gonna people.  This all just sounds like your own justification to me. Me personally I don't have anything to flex, and I don't care to. To me or anyone else. I’ve given up on life. I do however enjoy a mechanical watch. How a spring pushes gears to keep time and my movement winds it.  I dig that shit. I finally understand the bad guy on Heros.  Sylar.  Remember that show?  Man what a let down.   The writer strikes and all that.  I forgot about all that.  Anyway, objectively this is just not very coherent.  D+