+1 for a Seiko automatic if you don't want a watch with a battery or capacitor. They're pretty bombproof. I can't comment on newer Seiko watches as I'm a vintage watch kind of girl, but my 1975 2206-3040 is near enough the best timekeeper I have.
Of course, mechanical watches also have their drawbacks, but a basic 3-hand day / date would fit the bill. Other than the dive-style watches, they do come on metal bracelets, but in my experience, Seiko bracelets are comfortable and won't pull your arm hairs off. Citizen bracelets - now that's completely different kettle of fish!
If you've still got your Tissot, I would suggest you find a proper independent watchmaker to get it appraised for repair. Most jewellers won't do much beyond a battery change and pressure test. If it's quartz, then the easiest thing to do is chuck in a new movement (likely it's some flavour of ETA, which are widely available), or if it's mechanical, then it'll probably want a service. Could be that the watch got magnetized somehow, which would affect the timekeeping - it makes the coils of the hairspring stick together, and then the balance wheel can't swing as freely as it's meant to. Something like that can easily be remedied.
Just be aware that a lot of affordable modern watches have plastic parts in their movements, which essentially renders them non-repairable.
Another option is chancing your arm on the Bay of E