[Sylverant]

My Sony DD9 Quartz walkman works perfectly and hasn't even needed a replacement belt yet. My HD560 are from the late 80's, making them just as old. My E434 sony earbuds (on the right) are from the same time and still work perfectly. Sadly the E575 don't work.
 
 

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[antberg]

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Drum cymbals. Like a good pair of phones being burned in, they too must be broken-in and only increase in sound quality with age. As long as you're not a fanatical rock drummer it's very likely that they will last your entire lifetime.

X2 ,Zildjan A series are phenomenal,when at first i did hear them personally i could not believe in my own ears,unfortunately i dont drum anymore...
 
 

 

[liamstrain]

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yup.. i've been wearing mine for 2-3 days and its about 4 minutes slower then the atomic clock i adjusted it to... meh for $60, it's still a steal

Take it to a watchsmith - there is a good amount of adjustability in them. Mine loses less than a minute a month, after one decent adjustment. It's held that adjustment for 5 years so far.

 

[buffalowings]

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Take it to a watchsmith - there is a good amount of adjustability in them. Mine loses less than a minute a month, after one decent adjustment. It's held that adjustment for 5 years so far.

I just bought my seiko 5 from amazon directly (not a third part seller)
I think their is a issue with mine because seiko says it should last 30-40 hours after ample handmovement, but mine stops while i am sleeping even after a entire day of wearing it

 

[ardgedee]

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yup.. i've been wearing mine for 2-3 days and its about 4 minutes slower then the atomic clock i adjusted it to... meh for $60, it's still a steal

Where can you find a $60 Seiko 5 new? I'm curious. (Edit: Whoops - didn't see your answer just above mine. derp.)
 
I have a 60-ish year old Hamilton automatic that does about that well.
 
If it's not the only watch you wear, it's going to stop after you leave it on the dresser for a day. So a half-minute of drift per day isn't too bad; you'll have to reset the watch every time you resume wearing it anyway. You'll have to spend a heck of a lot more to get better accuracy, and then you'll probably want to buy an autowinder to keep the spring tensioned, too, and then you've got an obsession that makes audiophilia look like a passing fancy.

 

[Spareribs]

My 1952 Bulova watch still works. I did get it serviced after I bought it from ebay and the glass had to be replaced. I also  got a custom made leather strap for it too. With a good mechanical watch, a little love and care is whats needed for longivity. Luckily, my repair service cost was not too expensive. 

 

[crayonhead]

My godfather's family has a Katana that's about 400 years old. Works great. Although it's a pain to service. I'm next in line to receive it.
 
Besides that, I own a honda cub. That thing is indestructible.

 

[Kirosia]

Children, at least, they seem like they last forever

 

[cifani090]

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My godfather's family has a Katana that's about 400 years old. Works great. Although it's a pain to service. I'm next in line to receive it.
 
Besides that, I own a honda cub. That thing is indestructible.

What do you have to service on a Katana?
 
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Children, at least, they seem like they last forever

Imagine having three

 

 

[liamstrain]

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What do you have to service on a Katana?
 

 
Sharpening, Polishing, refitting when things degrade. 

 

[cifani090]

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Sharpening, Polishing, refitting when things degrade. 

I didn't know your actually suppose to use a 400 year old Katana... What the heck do you do with it?
 

 

[buffalowings]

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I didn't know your actually suppose to use a 400 year old Katana... What the heck do you do with it?
 

corrosion and oxidation is a natural process cifani, especially with untreated/uncoated metals. also, the handle material (leather, fabric) ages naturally. 

 

[logwed]

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I didn't know your actually suppose to use a 400 year old Katana... What the heck do you do with it?
 

Crayonhead has many enemies, but not as many enemies as he had last week.

 

[cifani090]

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corrosion and oxidation is a natural process cifani, especially with untreated/uncoated metals. also, the handle material (leather, fabric) ages naturally. 

I understand that, but with metals like damascus and steel the metals dont corrode horribly if stored properly. The gold, etc; i prefer to look 400 years old, and not brand new, as its not, its 400 years old. Here are 80-100 year old fountain pens, showing oxidation to the silver, and gold.
 

 

 

[Sylverant]

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Crayonhead has many enemies, but not as many enemies as he had last week.

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