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Apple Watch upgrades are very incremental. If you buy a new one you'll very likely get software updates for longer. So I'd buy the cheapest new one you want too afford.
The always on display may not be necessary. It's mostly useful for glancing at the watch without touching it before.
It seems like a new SE is probably the way to go then. I looked at the Series 8 a bit and it looked like the main difference for me would be the Always On display but maybe I don’t need that.
These are the main things the 8 has over the SE:
You can actually compare all models still sold by Apple on their website.