I’ve been there. Gave up AW around gen 4 or 5. Had exactly same comments you had (well except watchOS 10).
Result
- I have spent so much money on mechanical watches I would cry (talk about interesting faces, complications and tech). AW price is change compared to that.
- Mechanical watches do scratch faster than AW
Only 2 years later realized I actually like having health data, had medical problem and only the old data showed the doctors that they are wrong. Immediately upon release went to store and got Ultra and never looked back again.
And yes, I still like mechanical watches…
Snoopy