So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000?

Well done Uber,
I'm sure you won't regret this decision 👍

You may want to replace the capacitors in due course and you should of course, replace the original rubber mat with one of your own choice.
The best sounding mat for the Victors I've found to be the Micro Seiki Cu-180 but I fear its weight might be too much for the bearing....so, believe it or not...the closest sounding mat to this heavy solid copper one is the Victor Pigskin mat (remember what I said about the Victor Engineering talents)?
This mat however is virtually 'unobtanium'...so I found a close approximation to be the Jico Suede mats but I suspect they no longer make them.
So HERE is a Pigskin Mat I found on Ebay which is worth trying....?

Anyway...good luck.
And don't forget to report back here with your impressions..🧐

produce a mat made of an animal skin is horrible, would you use a human skin instead ? 

produce a mat made of an animal skin is horrible

Do you not wear leather shoes....?
Or sit on leather seats in a car or at home...?
And if you’re vegetarian....do you chastise all the meat-eaters for creating the leftover useless skins?

Oh my, the thread went from Vintage DD turntables to a moral discussion on utilization of animal byproducts. I'm not going to weigh in on that, but here are some other recommendations: The Pioneer PL 600 (not the more recent plastic version), which is full auto, but has a decent arm and a suspended sub chassis.The Pioneer PL 71 is a more common consumer table than the PL 70. Full manual, dual plinth and very robust. Aesthetically, I would love to find a decent Sansui SR 828 or 929. I have seen them both for under $1000. I used to sell these, back in the day, and had a customer buy a slightly ratty floor model of the SR 828 who then replaced the arm with an Infinity Black Widow. He raved about it. 

Cmon Chak
Thats just plain silly!

There have been leather and deerskin mats for sale and been used for donkeys years!
Its not new at all!
Not seen pigskin previously but not really much different in idea.