This is by far the best chair I've ever owned. After five years of daily, extended, use mine fell apart pretty significantly. I put too much weight on the left

This is by far the best chair I've ever owned. After five years of daily, extended, use mine fell apart pretty significantly. I put too much weight on the left arm and it broke completely off, the lift stopped working, the armrests (the vinyl/rubber/whatever material not fabric) cracked and tore like leather where my elbows rested on it the most. Given the $800 I paid for it (ebay, with headrest) I would have liked to have it last longer however I've not hesitated to buy a new one with the fabric armrests which have managed to hold up much better than the other material. As far as the arm breaking... probably my own fault rather than any failing of the chairs design.