It is hard to say what my favourite is, but the notion appeals to me immensely. There is a dedicated subreddit for that, /r/BuyItForLife. I own a 1967 BelOMO-p

It is hard to say what my favourite is, but the notion appeals to me immensely. There is a dedicated subreddit for that, /r/BuyItForLife. I own a 1967 BelOMO-produced (Soviet union, now Belarus) Helios 44 lens. It is quite small compared to modern lenses but made entirely out of metal and glass and is the thing that I would guess will outlive me. These lenses have gotten popular in the recent years because of it's "character" (optically they're quite terrible). Peugeot Paris pepper grinder. I've seen them used in restaurants, I doubt I'll be able to make a dent in the durability of the burrs with my home use. It looks quite retro and doesn't really fit my aesthetic but it feels so damn nice to use that other pepper grinders feel like toys.