"...and I'm not sure how I'd feel about owning too expensive black-faced watches. I think I'd want a bit of variety, you know?"
I happen to have a bunch of black dial watches but I know what you mean about variety. The Seamaster can be had with a few dial variations, blue, white etc. The watch hobby is a lot of fun, but can be really damaging to the old wallet. I'm in recovery from watch addiction at the present:w