Never ever got watches. I'm an engineer by trade and I've some fantastic pieces of engineering in my life but watches just seem to be about showing how much money you have to other people. I get the investment side of owning a classic timepiece but investments can be stored away, a watch is a visual point for all around you to see.
Look at a BMW against a Ford Focus and a Rolex against a Casio. A BMW will out run the Focus, it will out break a Focus, It will be better in the corners than a Focus it will do everything you want a car to do better than a Focus, although the Focus is a fine car.
A Casio will keep the same accuracy of time or better than a Rolex but doesn't have as much gold and diamonds to show off. Why would you pay thousands of pounds for an equal or lesser spec item. Don't forget, I understand the investment bit.