I do like hands on my watch, preferably illuminated ones. Having a stopwatch built in is nice, but not vital.
I use a 16 year old Seiko military - the RAF issue version in other words. Arguably much more than you need to spend, but for a pilot watch quite cheap, and exceptionally practical. II'm likely to keep using this, which I've become very fond of over the years, for many years to come - on which basis I'd recommend it; and yes, you can still buy them.
But ultimately a 20 quid Casio would work just as well.
G