Hot Take: Is the obsession with 'perfect' alignment ruining the hobby?

Let's be real—we’ve all spent way too much time staring at bezel alignment, second-hand sweep, or date wheel centering with a magnifying glass. Has our collective demand for 'perfection' turned watch collecting from a hobby about mechanical charm into a neurotic exercise in QC perfectionism? Does a slight misalignment actually ruin the character of a watch, or are we just being too picky?