I sympathise, but I think part of the issue is that watches now cost at least twice what they used to, and the days of picking up a nice vintage Omega for a couple of hundred are long gone. Meanwhile the pound has slumped to a 168 year low, according to the FT.
It would be great to ignore all this and just discuss a variety of aesthetically pleasing watches, but it can't help but have an impact on the practicality of the hobby, unfortunately.