Hamilton
Khaki Field Mechanical
MSRP
€575
Cost / use
€0.01
Resale
65%
Giordano Tonelli / CC BY-SA 4.0
A contrarian wealth strategy
New dossier published: The Leather Belt·181 dossiers, updated daily
Own better. Build wealth.
Buy durable once. Own the asset, capture the resale, and keep the money the replacement cycle was quietly taking.
Become an endurist
One essay a week. Specific products, real numbers. The Dispatch arrives from our Substack.
181 dossiers published · real retail and resale prices · zero paid placements
Buy once.
Own forever.
Year 11
Red Wing Heritage · resoled twice
Cost / use
€0.16
A Continuous Lean / CC BY 2.0
Independence
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Method
Real retail and resale math
Scoring
Every score shows its work
Library
181 dossiers and counting
Published daily
Latest dossiers
One object at a time. Real retail prices, real resale values, the ten-year math.
NewPublished 14 October 2026
The Leather Belt
A €12,99 faux-leather belt cracks within a year and you rebuy it for life; one €79 full-grain belt outlasts ten of them and ends the replacement tax.
NewPublished 14 October 2026
The Swiss Army Knife
A bargain-bin multitool is a tenner you keep paying; one €34.49 Victorinox Climber lasts twenty years, holds a collector's resale, and ends the replacement tax.
Published 13 October 2026
The Chef's Knife
A cheap block set is a bill you pay every few years. A forged Wüsthof is €125 once and the last chef's knife you buy.
Published 13 October 2026
The Leather Bag
A coated bag peels within three years and you buy another; one full-grain leather bag costs less over eighteen years and you still own the asset.
Published 13 October 2026
The Straight Razor
Cartridge shaving quietly costs about €800 a decade and leaves you nothing; a €75 DOVO straight razor runs on a strip of leather and is the last razor anyone in the family needs to buy.
Published 12 October 2026
The Window Squeegee
A monthly window cleaner quietly costs about €2.400 a decade; a €29,50 squeegee lets you do the reachable glass yourself and pays for itself after the third visit you skip.
How to use this site
Three ways to put money back in your pocket.
01
Score a product
Open any product to see its Endurance Score on a single 0 to 100 scale. Repairability, lifespan, parts, resale.
Browse products
02
Run the math
Cost-Per-Use, Repair vs Replace, Inflation Shield. Arithmetic for things you almost bought twice.
Open the calculators
03
Read a dossier
Deep, unpaid write-ups on specific objects. Le Creuset, Seiko 5, Knipex, Weber. Why they last. Where they fail.
Read the Dossiers
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Ranked by how long they live.
Barbour
Wax Cotton Jacket
MSRP
€459
Cost / use
€0.10
Resale
50%
Steven Lilley / CC BY-SA 2.0
Rimowa
Topas Aluminium Cabin
MSRP
€1400
Cost / use
€1.05
Resale
55%
© 1971markus / CC BY-SA 4.0
Lodge
12in Cast Iron Skillet
MSRP
€45
Cost / use
€0.00
Resale
60%
Cullen328 / CC BY-SA 3.0
The Principles
Three rules, of seven. The argument in shorthand.
Operating instructions for owning fewer, better things.
- I.Buy once. Own forever.
- II.Cheap is the most expensive choice.
- III.Repair is a higher act than purchase.
The Field Guide: 30 things worth buying once.
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