In my experience it really depends on the particular bracelet, not the style, i’ve had milanese and all sorts of metal bracelet and hardly experienced pulled hairs if ever, but i remember a cheap quartz seiko with metal links bracelet that was absolutely horrible, like torture.
steel bracelets do not have to pinch arm hair. but i don’t know how to predict which ones might do it, either.
leather bands get smelly, are slow to put on and remove, and that process eventually wears out the one hole you use all the time.
rubber and synthetics can be sweaty, and also develop rot over time - whether you wear them or not.
my pet peeve is - proprietary designs that lego into the watch body expensively… exact replacements are expensive, and cheap watches just do not have replacement bands available. usually these are molded plastic.
A new bracelet for my old reliable, cream-colored dial Explorer II. . I was surprised the bracelet costs this much now. ($1100!) The original bracelet so used it was already ‘snaky’ and broke one of its pins.
I swim with my 100m water resistant Timex Expedition Crono. Never had a problem with moisture entering the watch. That said, I’d never let my new 50m water resistant Hamilton anywhere near water.
I wear my sub in fresh and salt water all the time. I keep it serviced and wear it without worry. I have been collecting watches for some 30 plus years and know how to care for them. I’ve been wearing this beater on a regular basis since I bought it new in 1980. Great watch.
My first negative display g-shock, it’s even worse than what i though regarding readability, it’s terrible.
I bought it with the intent to mod it to positive display because the equivalent positive display model (GW-M5610 wich i had a few monthes ago) has a dial surrounding the display a tad too colorful for my tastes.