I think you summed it up in your opening para. Horses for courses and each to his own and all that. It even extends to the new v vintage debate with some preferring the new Ceramic versions and others hunting out the older 4 and 5 digit versions. I personally am very much in the latter camp.
My favourite Rolex sports watches would be the DRSD, a 5512 or 5513, a 1675 and 16520 Zenith Daytona.