I am a big Lorus fan , 3 of my 5 currents are Lorus, Im only starting out again and as we all know money is tight for a lot of people thesedays, for the price of a Dominos pizza or cheap bottle of blended Scotch , Lorus will give you a daily beater , easy to swap bands, 100m wr and mineral for less than £25 usually, whats not to like? I just ordered a watch repair kit and look forward to putting a new battery in my old Lorus that I had since 2004, great bang for buck watches IMO,  Much better than Timex, Sekonda etc 

I do not own any yet, but heard nothing but praise about NDC straps

Totally agree, as silly as it sounds there has to be some kind of "connection" , yes I know its an inanimate object .  but when you look at it or put it on, it has to be seen and felt as an extension of your personality. This kind of logic is also why I wont wear sweet fragrances or grow a beard lol

Only recently in the last year did I get into watches again, now I have 5 . over the years I have probably owned another 3 or 4 , so nothing drastic, I think an Ideal amount for a gentlemans wardrobe would be between 8-12 

Wont go less than 100m wr

No Acrylic, must be Mineral or Sapphire

Anything over 40mm is usually a hard pass for me

Bracelet wise , usually I will skip integrated unless its a really nice watch , for instance I made an exception for the Casio EFR-S108D 

Its a good one, picked one up 2 weeks ago for 20 as well, the lume is amazing ,Lorus bands are not the best and mines is fraying a bit already so cant wait to put diff NATO's on it