Cannot retrieve the value when title is set with dynamic data

JSFiddle : https://jsfiddle.net/stefanu/np8e1uwt/16/

When the page is loaded, the options are updated, the desired value is set, but when I try to retrieve it later (demonstrated by a delay), it is lost.

The problem seems to be the title attribute (set either as title, data-title or by script); to make it easier to play with the fiddle I left the script version. See line 10 of the script.

Simply put, when there's a title set, the value is lost... And I kind of need the title. Am I doing something wrong or this is really an issue ?