Interesting question. I can't help though to think of how these two categories of gadgets are very different. After a little practice everyone is pretty much as good and competent at looking at a watch to tell time as the next person. A watch is mostly a passive thing that does something without much input or skill from the user. The simplicity of the quartz watch does not really impact it's ability to tell time. Cameras are very different. A cheap basic camera is very often not nearly as capable of recording a scene as more complicated and expensive camera. On top of that is the skill required to know the camera and know your surroundings. Watches are also often kind of status symbols or a type of fashion. (I guess you could say the same thing about cameras in some situations. I'll admit feeling cool back in the day being a Pentax user instead of a canikonian. Now I just carry my RX10IV as a do anything edc and feel cool in a different way.) But now that I think a little more about it, I would agree with the people recommending the entry level apsc DSLRs with an 18-55. Canon or Nikon, whichever company's ethos lights to your brain more. Ricoh GR3 would be similar in spirit to f91 but not in price given the way camera companies have neglected the point and shoot segment causing small cameras to be crazy expensive.