Professionals care about having "tropicalised" equipement because they have to go out in all weather. Not me. First sign of rain and the gear stays in the bag. For me WR wouldn't be a deciding factor.
About this-bokeh-out-of-focus stuff at f1.8 - you do realise that the more telephoto the lens the less the depth-of-field?
Here's an image I did of the arrival of the Tour de France on the Champs Elysees from behind a wall of spectators. Didn't see a single cyclist. It's done on a consumer 55-200mm f4-F5.6 lens at 112mm and maximum aperture (=f4.8 - remember the varying aperture). The depth-of-field is very small. The only thing that is really in focus is the screen