@matigo We have pretty similar taste, I must admit. If I would buy an Apple Watch, I would use the Milanese band. I am rocking a Milanese band on my Fitbit Charge 2 at the moment.
Of course, there are various 3rd-party Milanese watch bands, they should bring the price down quite a lot. I have been eyeing them on Amazon, just to know how much I need to pay dor them.