Re: Any recommendations for a solid, inexpensive Wear watch?
I have no desire to keep spending $80-$150 every year to have a working one.
At least you've spotted the trend.
Realistically, any tech equipment retailing at those prices isn't going to be supported for more than a few moments after production ends, for reasons of simple economics. And similar logic dictates that the devices aren't built to last - why build a watch to last ten years, if you've no intention of supporting it for that long?
If you don't want to keep shelling out (or buying an Apple watch), then the highest technology you should ever have on your wrist carries the word "Casio" on it.