When I shopped for a new watch two years ago, I was looking for a simple non-smart, easy to use, robust watch that didn't have a ton of features. I ended up getting a Freestyle watch and I have been very satisfied with it.

It tells the time and tells me time elapsed, the light isn't obnoxiously bright at night, I'm not fiddling with the interface, I'm not getting pinged, my data isn't being collected, I'm not afraid of breaking it or soaking it, I'm not charging it.

It just works.