I prefer the usual, less expensive Rolex SS models (216570, 214270, 114060). They have common qualities:
(a) They are all easy to read the time. I used to have a great chronograph from a micro-brand. But it took me a few seconds whenever I looked at the watch face to tell the time. It just drove me crazy. Easy to read is something I will no longer compromise upon.
(b) They are tough. I don't have to think twice about going running or cooking or about banging it accidentally.
(c) I can sell them and not lose too much money. (Though this is something I want to avoid at all costs because I love these watches and I didn't overpay too much for them -- getting them now would be super-expensive).
(d) They match with my overall dress style -- business casual.
The one watch that I own that is an exception to all this is my Seiko SNK809 which is super affordable. I keep this watch because I believe that the movement is made in my home town of Johor Bahru at the Epson factory in Tampoi.
I want to own a Patek split-second perpetual chronograph -- that's my grail watch. Who knows? I still have a couple decades before I die.