I had a small (11x4) switching layout from 2001 to 2011 and used Gargraves switches and track. I used prewar and postwar locomotives and cars.
All worked very well. Maybe once a month, I would need to take a small pair of needle nose pliers and tweak the points of one of the six switches. No big deal, I thought of it as the same sort of basic maintenance like track cleaning. These were Gargraves switches before they were redesigned. I used NJ International switch motors (no longer manufactured, I believe) and Rix Rax undermounted hardware.
I would recommend Gargraves switches. Keep us posted as you move ahead.
Tom