Maybe a 280 SL (that I love too) is easier to drive in modern cities, but if I had to choose I would not hesitate and take the 190 SL. Beauty and love are the criteria for me, not practicity. Would you prefer any quartz watch because practical more than a nice mecanical watch. I assume we would all choose the same one, and it is not quartz...
Congrats again, your 190 SL is splendid, "la grande classe !" π