I like these sort of 'on the side' discussions.... There are so many merits to a watch besides the usual 'what kind of movement does it have', such as the clarity of the dial, does the dial become glare-y in sunlight? Accuracy matters in principle--once you time a watch, you can just as well never time it again... does the watch catch scratches like a bucket catches rain? Not a good beater... Comfort may be the most important of all--and then one thing I forgot to mention--a true Beater is a watch you 'forget' you are wearing...
Thanks for all the suggestions and comments!