gumption_boy

Just to be clear, do you mean truly square or is rectangular also allowed?

Maybe a Weiss manual wind? I’d prefer a date but it was the first thing that came to my head

Most tank watches come on a leather strap but they have square lug profiles, so if you find a watch you like it’s easy to buy pretty much any straight-endlink bracelet that you like

Momentum Atlas 32mm is worth a look. Not a black case, but the grey solid titanium is pretty sharp. It's $185 instead of $240.

Not sure what color shirt you’re wearing but a white or silver dial with a blue suit will likely work just fine with any color shirt - but especially a white shirt.

Also, this may interest you…

Not very often, but I’ve seen pre-owned Nomos Tetra sell for $1000

With all due respect, this is way too vague. Can you give us any more context? Even basics like preferred dial color, do you want a leather strap or metal bracelet, do you like chronographs, divers, or dress watches, etc. Your question is almost like asking "I have $1000 and want to buy some clothes, what should I get?" We need a little more info in order to be useful for you

JLC needs to be in the same tier as Patek and Lange, I don’t care what anybody says

Enjoyability is independent of price. Finishing, heritage, tolerances, complications - these are related to price. But when it comes down to “Do I like this watch and will I wear it?” - that’s unrelated to price.

My $200 quartz microbrand watch is more interesting than your Aqua Terra

Seiko 7002-7001 is affordable, high-quality, and was produced in 1994

Thinking about it with both the Khaki field and the Hemel air wing. Manual winds are my favorite watches, I still don’t know why I sold the two that I wore the most.