On my strictly personal opinion, the wrist looks better with a good watch face than with a black screen. After all it’s a watch…Yeah on a day to day use though, those improvements you’re talking about aren’t really making my life any better. I use the watch for everyday general usage like notifications, some calls, a few iMessage responses, Apple Pay and fitness tracking, specifically strength training. For my usage the watch has been pretty much the same.
The always on display specifically didn’t really make my life any better.