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I bought a mechanical automatic watch from Temu for 26 euro. I am sucker for observing movements in action. I was pleasantly surprised by the polish and the clarity with which you see the mechanism working inside. What are yours - I am amazed at the bang for buck findings?
I have been bemoaning the price increases for Seiko 5 watches for.... years. What was $50 is now close to $200. Heartbreaking.
All that said - link?
It's a total redditor answer but the Victorianox Fibrox knife is so good for around $50. I'm blown away with how affordable great guns are these days - S&W's M&P Pistol Line is extremely well regarded, will outlast the apocalypse, and can be had used for maybe $150, or a new PSA Dagger for $260 (!!!). A decent AR-15 is $400 new sometimes, and even the optics (that would have been more expensive than the rifle years ago) are cheap again.
I still think there's proverbial gold all over Harbor Freight as well.
Yeah Seiko has skyrocketed. As someone who likes a good-looking watch but couldn't care less about thousand-dollar mechanisms, it's unfortunate (although looking for alternatives gave me a much better sense of how OpenAI is planning to monetize shopping recommendations).
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Some chinesium brand RUIGE, 2025 model
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Like guns, musical instruments today are fantastic quality for the price. A new $300 Squier is better than a MIA Fender equivalent from the 90s, in my opinion. Manufacturers with less of a "lifestyle" position are even better.
CNC machining has been a real game changer.
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