Oh for sure! But the working budget from upthread is $30.
Maybe? But in the 70s when the quartz changeover happened, all, but a tiny fraction of the mechanical watch manufacturing world just died. Hundreds, maybe thousands of manufacturers basically folded up overnight.
For the most the mechanical watch market now is relegated to nerds, enthusiasts, and collectors. The only company left that really produces significant numbers of mechanical watches is Rolex. We all know what those cost.