It's funny to think of time-only as the black sheep of the horological herd. But I totally get it especially with expensive watches. That said, I have totally gravitated towards time only 3 handers as the root of my collection. The ability of a watchmaker or manufacture to create an mesmerizingly beautiful time only watch is IMHO far more difficult than a complicated watch. Watches like Philippe Dufour's Simplicity, Roger Smith's Series I, are the essence of what time only is about for me. And while Patek took the more pedestrian route with reference 96, all of it's wonderful case and dial variations make time only a fun prospect to collect. And then there is something like George Daniels' Spring-Detent Chronometer Tourbillon Watch which is pure god-tier on par with Breguet's Sympathique clock that elevate the time only form beyond what us mere mortals can even dream.