Totally agree, I love my watches but to say the only "proper" watch (timepiece, call it what you will) you like is £25k is just a stupid comment and shows you know nothing about them.
Looked at buying a time piece. Went through all the major brands and just didnt like the look of many. I didn't try to go for something expensive. I only found out afterwards when I looked up the price. Can't remember which one it was as it was a few years ago. I then decided that is not be able to afford one for a very long time so I decided to buy some fashion watches. Most expensive is £100. My most expensive watch though which I've had for about 7 years was about £750. But I love it and it's great!