I get the love for mechanicals. I could stare at an A.Lange & Sohne movement
for hours. Accuracy (or lack thereof) aside, I just disagree whenever some mechanical watch makers mentions toughness or durability and market their timepieces as "tool watches".
I have no issue with mechanical dress watches, aside from the obnoxious pricing.
True story:
Me and Friend A were chatting over some drinks at some gathering (forgot the occassion) some years ago, simply talking about football and whatnot. Then Friend B came by to showoff his new "rugged" Omega automatic diver, accompanied by stuff like "in-house movement" and "chronometer certified" and whatnot. He looked at Friend A's G-shock Mudmaster and said he reckoned his fancy mechanical diver could handle anything a G-Shock could. Friend A responded by taking off the G-Shock and throwing it across the yard onto the concrete driveway. He then walked over put it back on his wrist, walked back to us, and told Friend B, "Ok, your turn." You can guess the response. :P