Some good thoughts here, yeah I know ultimately it's a personal choice. Currently I just use $10 Kmart watch which is perfectly fine. I'm thinking of upgrading though as it's getting a bit hard to read with all the scratches. Little insights like:
But give thought to the environment you’ll be wearing it in. Potential fuel/oil spills on it (I prefer metal bands for this reason, wipes clean), banging it against something and damaging it, scratching the glass etc.
Are super helpful and not something I'd not initially thought about.
Cheers,
Jo