I'm going to start with something vintage and quality. Something from the late 50s, like a Longines, or some long-forgotten Swiss brand, manual, date-free, possibly 9ct gold case, which apparently is more common in the UK.
If I've got $$$ left after that, I'm going to dip my toe into getting something in a Daily Wearer style eg a Certina DS-1, or a SARB033. This will require buying a date window, so this might end in tears.
And once I've finished frittering my money I'll go in search of another cute little soviet dress watch, preferably something like really cute numerals.
And at the start of the autumn I'll dig up this post, and laugh at how wide of the mark this prediction was