There are only a handful of items in the average guy’s wardrobe that, when cared for properly, can last the rest of his life. This is a profound statement, since the amount of options in the world of shopping from which a man may choose his outfit and everyday carry essentials may be likened in size relative to the women’s departments’ selections to the size of a groove in the Golden Record on Voyager 1 when compared to the size of, say, the Crab Nebula.
These items require no software of any kind, they are legal the world over, and in fact may be made entirely by hand, or with machinery that was invented long before the term “computer” was used to describe a person sitting in a room, crunching numbers to help solve crimes.
One of those items is a decent mechanical watch. When maintained properly and taken for regular professional service, a mechanical watch can far outlive its owner by several generations. It is made entirely of physical parts with no command-line secret sauce to obfuscate its workings. Interestingly, it is possible to look up precise diagrams of this type of watch for free, since no single company owns the rights to all mechanical watches’ movements.
Another is a top-quality leather belt. A great leather belt is one of the most unique pieces of “everyday carry” items available, in that it is truly welcome and appropriate in any life situation, from executive meeting with millionaire clientele, to white-glove dinner at a Michelin star restaurant, to the worst-case survival scenario. With thoughtful attention given to the belt’s selection, a man may indeed buy one belt, and with proper common-sense care and maintenance, never need another belt for the rest of his life.
Since I already have a mechanical watch, am familiar with its workings, and know a watchmaker who can fix anything I cannot, I have been looking for the perfect belt for a long time to complete my awesome wardrobe. I have tried, each for several years, many various models and styles of belts, hoping to find the one that would suit any occasion in my adventurous life.
Anxiously awaiting meeting my first millionaire client and dining at the aforementioned restaurant, I estimated that the most important factor in my belt decision would be that the belt successfully kept my trousers at the proper height, all day, without failure.
Of equal importance, my belt would inspire me to hook my thumb into my front belt loop and look awesome.
There is no file format, no manner of speaker or headphone, regardless of its price point, regardless of its technological innovation and brilliance, that can improve on, by precise reproduction of sound, the experience of a live performance of a symphony.
Likewise, there is no mass-produced belt, immaterial of its technical precision or double-digit kilonewton rating, that can truly improve on the functional and artistic beauty a handcrafted leather belt. Scott offers this exact product experience in its Buffalo belt, which I purchased with Bitcoin.
The Buffalo belt, the very epitome of beauty and efficiency, is made of the following parts:
Strap - single piece of thick, supple leather, no stitching.
Solid Brass Belt Buckle - mirror-polished, single-piece frame, solid prong.
Two Chicago Screws - engraved with the Leathermint logo, removable to replace the belt buckle if the owner so desires.
Leather keeper - stitched, held in place between the two Chicago screws.
Since I plan to own this belt for the remainder of my time on this planet, I ordered a slightly larger size than my current waist. This should accomodate any slight weight gain in my waning years as I relax in my easy chair, or if I need to tuck in my shirt to meet that millionaire client and meet the dress code of that fancy restaurant.
Immediately upon installing my new Buffalo belt in my favorite jeans, I found that hooking my thumb in my front belt loop was as natural and satisfying as playing a blues scale on a vintage Stratocaster.
Everybody that’s seen this belt has said that I am even more awesome now that I have it, and they’re correct.
Throughout the course of the next few days, my pants stayed right where they ought to be, with no mid-day re-adjustments necessary to prevent anyone from getting the impression that I arrived to fix the loo.
The best thing about this belt is that it will get better with age. Conditioning and cleaning leather regularly is about as difficult as washing a dish. Decades from now, as I shuffle down the sidewalk with my coffee in hand, pants pulled up to my bellybutton, shirt tucked in, I will still be wearing this belt.
If you are interested in keeping your pants up while looking awesome all day every day, buy one of these belts. Scott takes Bitcoin, so you’ll feel good right from the instant you purchase it that your sats are well spent.
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