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Dogart1983
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We are all here because we are fans of Omega. But what other areas are you a “loyalist” of? By loyalist I mean most or all of “X” collection is a particular brand.
For me it’s always been Oakley glasses. From my first pair in the early 90’s to today. They aren’t cheap drug store glasses and not over priced Coach or Gucci either. I used in my days in law enforcement for sunglasses and for the shooting range. It is also nice that Oakley still gives me a discount for being in LE 😉 I have two pairs that are about 20-22 years old, lots dings but have held up and maybe that’s one of the big reasons I stick with. Including a prescription set for distance in regular and sunglasses I have 6. No it’s not a large collection but I’ll be sticking with them.
 
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The thing with Oakley is I don’t like the vast majority of their frame styles at all, but their lenses are the best I’ve ever used so I still wear a pair of Latch sunglasses with prizm polarised lenses despite not liking how they look much.
 
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I have 2 Oakleys, first one bought 24 years ago, the same/second one bought 8 years ago because I couldn't get replacement glasses anymore but found it on EBay NOS for a great price.

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Tony C.
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I'be been wearing winter/light hiking shoes made by the Italian company Dolomite for many years. They are extremely durable, well-constructed, and the type of Vibram employed for the soles has the best grip on slippery surfaces that I have ever encountered. They are so good, that I bought a second pair, which probably won't be needed for many years to come! This is the model that I use:

https://www.dolomite.it/global/en/product/dolomite-54-low-fg-gore-tex-shoe?article=2479590669023

I have also used Patagonia products for decades, and have long been impressed with their durability, customer service, and return/repair policies. For example, I was travelling in New Zealand about 12 years ago, and was using a large, rolling Patagonia Duffel, similar to this one:

https://www.patagonia.com/product/black-hole-wheeled-duffel-bag-100-liters/49388.html

Somehow, the telescoping handle became stuck, and in the outer position, which was a problem. Despite my having purchased the bag in the U.S., and there not being any store close to where I was, Patagonia arranged for a local, independent repairman to pick up and return the bag, and within two days. They charged me a nominal fee for the service, as the bag was already a few years old.

In the kitchen, I have more recently discovered a superb product for extending the freshness of coffee, tea, and nuts, etc. They are called Airscape, and feature a very simple, finely designed system for flushing most of the air out of the container, and without the use of electricity or batteries. This is what I use, and there are at least two different sizes, and various colors:

https://planetarydesign.com/products/airscape-classic-coffee-canister

Note that I am a big tea drinker, and nut eater, and the use of these canisters most definitely helps to maintain freshness. A terrific product.

Dyrlund is a Danish furniture maker that was founded in 1960. They continue to manufacture to this day, but I have only owned their vintage pieces. In the 60s they typically used solid glazed teak wood, employed tongue and groove joinery, and their furniture was both attractive, and exceptionally durable. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it would likely outlast most owners, given good care. Their furniture was very popular, and so there are many example that circulate in the vintage market, especially in Europe. I own several pieces, and wouldn't hesitate to add to the collection.

I presume that their contemporary furniture is also excellent, and this is their current website:

https://dyrlund.com/
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For all my running I have only worn Saucony footwear and either Nike or Saucony apparel. While Saucony have an excellent range of footwear their range of apparel is more limited so it’s been typically all Nike. However, given certain international events and associations with Nike I no longer buy any Nike products.
 
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paddymoran paddymoran
For all my running I have only worn Saucony footwear and either Nike or Saucony apparel. While Saucony have an excellent range of footwear their range of apparel is more limited so it’s been typically all Nike. However, given certain international events and associations with Nike I no longer buy any Nike products.
The best shoes I ever wore when I was into running were definitely Saucony 👌
I remember buying some lightweights when we were on holiday in Florida.
Got my best times in those.
 
blufinz52
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I've been wearing Maui Jims for yes, including prescription sunglasses.
 
josiahg52
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Surefire flashlights and Malkoff Devices lighting products. Solid products that just work.

Oakley used to be very good, but their frames from the last 10 or 15 years haven't that great for me. I've had plastic delamination, sloughing of material, etc. to be told "there have been no changes" and "individual's body chemistries are different and can affect our frames" unexpectedly. I used to love Oakley frames and their HDO lenses are still very, very good.

It probably has to do with being outright owned by Luxottica since 2007 and actual changes they've made in the material. Oakley along with Ray-Ban and others are owned by Luxottica. Luxottica sells licensed products from all the luxury and designer brands like Chanel, Polo, Armani, Coach, Michael Kors, all the others. They charge outrageous markups through their LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, and online stores.

I fight back by having a pair each of Oakley and Ray-Ban metal frames I bought in the Navy in the early 2000s that I alternate getting prescription lenses in. I do get my lenses from LensCrafters as I like Crizal lenses (probably owned/made by Luxottica) and they have them with all the coatings I like for prices I can live with. They're quick, also. I don't think they like it because they can't sell me those marked up frames. None of their new frames fit me anyway. They're made for gaunt designer faces.

Other than that, I guess I like Samsung mobile products. I've used other brands like LG and Motorola and they were perfectly fine, but all three of my tablets going back over ten years and my three phones since 2015 or so have been Samsung. Looking around my house, there are many products that I purchased a specific name-brand, but they aren't products I buy often, every year, or even multiple over many years so I find it difficult to say I'm loyal.
 
Turpinrr
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Some of the brands I've been loyal too :
Barbour, Belstaff, Loake, John Smedley, Boss, Oakley, Rayban, Ralph Lauren, Gant, Hopetech and Foska
 
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blufinz52 blufinz52
I've been wearing Maui Jims for yes, including prescription sunglasses.
🤔 I've just, couple of months ago, got my first pair of Maui Jims after buying nothing but Oakley and Rayban for 30 years
 
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Turpinrr Turpinrr
The best shoes I ever wore when I was into running were definitely Saucony 👌
I remember buying some lightweights when we were on holiday in Florida.
Got my best times in those.
A couple of things that really appeal to me is Saucony seem to use the same plates for all shoes so all shoes size consistently and they always include the “offset” on their shoes descriptions (height differential from heel to toe). I’d have worn 8mm offsets for marathons and 4mm offsets for shorter race distances. Also, I never had to break in a pair of Saucony. Before a marathon I’d wear a new pair of Kinvaras the day before the race on an easy 6k run and then for the marathon itself. Never got a blister wearing Saucony.
 
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Milwaukee tools. All of my tools are Milwaukee and I have so many Packout cases that I have stopped counting - I even have a complete Packout setup for my watch gear. I wouldn't say that I'm a fanboy, but they make quality stuff and once you get started with a battery form factor it's hard to migrate to a different one. In fact, I'm about to go do some hardcore yardwork with a Milwaukee brush cutter - that baby is a beast!
 
Turpinrr
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paddymoran paddymoran
A couple of things that really appeal to me is Saucony seem to use the same plates for all shoes so all shoes size consistently and they always include the “offset” on their shoes descriptions (height differential from heel to toe). I’d have worn 8mm offsets for marathons and 4mm offsets for shorter race distances. Also, I never had to break in a pair of Saucony. Before a marathon I’d wear a new pair of Kinvaras the day before the race on an easy 6k run and then for the marathon itself. Never got a blister wearing Saucony.
Those lightweights I had were the same as the normal Saucony's I had, just the tread wasn't as deep.
I tried Reebok, New Balance and Nike before someone recommended Saucony.
I went to a Physio because I was having trouble with my right calf muscle.
She asked me if I wore Nike, and said 90% of the runners she treated were wearing them.
After switching to Saucony I never had that trouble again
 
Dogart1983
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Tony C. Tony C.
In the kitchen, I have more recently discovered a superb product for extending the freshness of coffee, tea, and nuts, etc. They are called Airscape, and feature a very simple, finely designed system for flushing most of the air out of the container, and without the use of ectricity or batteries. This is what I use, and there are at least two different sizes, and various colors:

https://planetarydesign.com/products/airscape-classic-coffee-canister

Note that I am a big tea drinker, and nut eater, and the use of these canisters most definitely helps to maintain freshness. A terrific product.
That’s a great find. I’ll make sure to get that for my wife who is the coffee/tea person
 
Dogart1983
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paddymoran paddymoran
For all my running I have only worn Saucony footwear and either Nike or Saucony apparel. While Saucony have an excellent range of footwear their range of apparel is more limited so it’s been typically all Nike. However, given certain international events and associations with Nike I no longer buy any Nike products.
I’m with you 100% on Nike.
When I was a big runner I stuck with ASICS for their shoes
 
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The R.M. Williams factory is close to where I grew up, so I'm pretty partial to their boots. Over time I've unwittingly wound up being a collector; I now have eight pairs. :/
 
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Jakeys Jakeys
The R.M. Williams factory is close to where I grew up, so I'm pretty partial to their boots. Over time I've unwittingly wound up being a collector; I now have eight pairs. :/
I have 5 pairs of Loake boots, but you've made me feel inadequate 😅 now.
 
Turpinrr
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Over the years, being a runner, mountain and road cyclist and hiker I've always had Ron Hill tracksters
 
Pascal S
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There are lots of brands I like, but very few areas where I'd claim absolute loyalty.

One of them is phone cases. For now over 10 years, I have only bought Spigen products, usually their Tough Armor model. They've all taken a beating, but flawlessly protected my phones, be it my string of personal iPhones or the succession of Samsung S series that I use in the course of my job. I never suffered any damage, despite these things being dropped all the time.
 
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