You are stating that your lack of diligence and user error is Apple’s fault.

Favourites back on Timer

Things change. It’s not worse, mostly, just different.

For doing what it is designed to do. Yes.Otherwise. No. Fashion dictates.

Battery life is a very fashionable herring that glows bright red in all illumination.

Charge phone every day. Charge watch every day. It becomes a routine meaning neither will ever run out of battery.

Scratch/damage. Simple question. Do they do that to “normal” watches. No? Then it’s irrelevant, like it is for the phone.

I see excuses rather than reasons.

Ultra excessive overkill. Just get the watch.