What time do you wear?

I had picked up a domestic Japanese only limited edition Mr G on ebay, they were not available in the US at all, even the instruction book was in Japanese only. I liked to use it as my barbecue watch as it had multiple timer functions.

So my wife and I were in a watch store and the sales clerk behind the counter asks in a super excited voice, "is that one of the real Mr G's, oh my god I've never seen a real one". My wife's eyes sort of rolled and she told me it must be a guy thing, which is what she says about audio, cars, tools, etc.

Help me out, people ! I am so stressed that I can't even listen to any records. Need a gift for a close relative. Can't decide, Omega or Breitling ? Both have an appeal. Consider Breitling Seewolf and Superocean models or Omega Planet Ocean and Aqua Terra. I know nothing about watches.
Aesthetics is important but reliability and performance are much more important, including waterproofness and shock resistance. Not for deep diving, mostly for everyday wear and occasional outdoors.
Would really appreciate your thoughts.

As far as desirability among watch aficionados and retained value I'd definitely go with Omega over Breitling, but both make fine watches.

I have a Breguet, a Breitling, a couple of Carier's, a Tagheur, a Fitbit, a Coach, a Lucien Piccard, and some others I forgot now.

I don't like glass back of Omega. Sapphire is very hard but not tough, one unfortunate drop on a hard surface and it might be a disaster.