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waehrik t1_j7br70x wrote

Reply to Watch under 500 euros by [deleted]

For BIFL with minimal maintenance, go within Citizen or Seiko solar powered watches. Citizen brands theirs as "Eco-Drive"

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Zlivovitch t1_j7awlqh wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Kent comb snapped, but only after 5+ years of daily moderate use. It's been my edc for hair and long beard and has survived the laundry many times and also being a fidget as well. Sad to lose it, but genuinely pleased and will buy another. by kitty-committee

Man, I don't know. I don't remember having dropped any of the horn combs I owned, neither did I take any special care to protect them from falling, contrary to, say, glassware.

And I've never seen any testing done on horn combs, by consumer organisations, in order to assess how they would resist to falls. Neither have I read any advice to the effect of not letting them fall, despite having read quite a lot of recommendations on sites of manufacturers of such products.

For instance, they would advise you not to expose them to excessive heat, nor to leave them for too long in water. They would also tell you not to put them in your back pocket, because if you sat on them, yes, they might break.

As for hotels, one artisan maker advised customers not to leave their combs in plain sight, because they might be stolen (referring to an actual event)... but he did not mention maids letting them drop.

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Zlivovitch t1_j7aq6fp wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Kent comb snapped, but only after 5+ years of daily moderate use. It's been my edc for hair and long beard and has survived the laundry many times and also being a fidget as well. Sad to lose it, but genuinely pleased and will buy another. by kitty-committee

This would have been a very unfortunate and unlikely accident. Horn combs are made out of actual horns of cows or other cattle. Animals fight with their horns... just a drop on the floor should be nothing.

https://youtu.be/dRTk0SHsKmg

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