How has your taste in watches changed?

I had a moment of reflection today about my watch collecting journey, and figured I'd start this threat to share and hear our evolution in watch preferences.

When I was a poor student, my quartz designer brands and Bulovas really made me feel like I was wearing some fine pieces (a couple Swiss made, which meant nothing to me at the time). As I escalated the arduous latter of success, I eventually entered the luxury watch club with my criteria initially being:

Any watch I bought had to be quartz (I was irrationally afraid of getting an automatic watch for whatever reason).
When it came to tool watches, they had to have a steel bezel.
All my watches had to have a metal bracelet.
Case size was never a consideration.
I would go out of my way to find models with a butterfly clasp.
As time went by, my watches had to have applied logos and markers.
As more time went by, I wasn't satisfied with any watch that wasn't Omega.

Fast forward to today, and I've found that:
I can't stand watching a ticking seconds hand (I still own a few quartz, but mostly Bulova UHFs with a smooth sweep).
Ceramic bezels are really cool (especially with liquidmetal); removing scratches from steel bezels is a PITA.
Rubber and leather straps are very comfortable and can really reinvent a watch (although I still hate pin buckles).
I can't wear anything under 39mm (43mm for tool watches).
Quick adjust fold-over clasps are super cool, as well as deployment clasps.
There are features more important that applied logos.
Diamonds look tacky - especially fake ones.
There are watches that are not Omega that I truly enjoy.
I still haven't acquired a taste for NATO straps.

Funny things to think about, but thought it would be fun to share. What has your evolution in watch tastes been?

I am always and still attracted by vintage watches (I like under 36mm dress watches, and 39mm chronographs). Actually, my taste evolved about the material : the gold was a no way for me but since 2-3 years I really became interested and ready to get one!
On modern watches, still zero interest except independent watchmakers that I definitely can't afford (Dufour, Petermann-Bedat, Akrivia, Journe, etc.).

For a time I was obsessed with the Seiko Belmatics, now I hardly wear any of the dozen I have.

Now that's really going back!

I used to like 2-tone gold/steel or gold/titanium. Now, not so much.

Yup, this is another one I've walked back from quite a distance.