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What Are Some General "Buy It For Life" (Durable) Items You Recommend? (self.buyitforlife)

submitted 1 year ago by walnutwalrus to c/buyitforlife

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So the idea of "buy it for life" is to buy items that are durable and last for a long time, things you could buy once and have your whole life, which can save money and be good for the environment

What are some of the top items you recommend for this?

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[–] CapraObscura 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Love my Thorogoods. I don't need them for work, just for awesome, and I have no doubt I will never have to do anything but minor maintenance on them.

A "quality" mechanical watch can be had for far less than that. Get a frickin' Invicta for $100 or less. A Pro Diver uses the exact same Seiko movement you'll find in TONS of watches upwards of $1,000. Watch snobs will shit their pants in anger, but the movement is what it is and it can be serviced as readily as anything.

[–] Fecundpossum 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The reason invicta watches usually cost around $100 dollars is because they generally, though not always, lack a sapphire crystal. Mineral crystals scratch very easily and are unsuitable for daily wear unless you work from home or something. Shit I ruined one changing my laundry once.

[–] CapraObscura 0 points 1 year ago

So you destroyed it to the point of not working, or you put a tiny scratch that only a total bitch would care about into the glass which can be easily replaced?

BIFL does not mean "maintenance free for eternity." Shit needs to get fixed sometimes.