Objects
Things made by a named maker in a named place, kept by people who use them for work. Each page gives the story, the maker's own price with the day we read it, and where to buy.
Sound
No. 012
Technics SL-1200
Worth it. This is the deck that became the club standard after 1979, and it is still sold new.
SL-1200GR2, Japan, recommended retail price, tax included: 250,000 yen, Technics Japan, 13 November 2026
Keep time
No. 014
Mondaine stop2go wall clock
Worth it, if you want the clock face a whole country sets its trains by.
stop2go Wi-Fi wall clock 25 cm, Switzerland, tax included: CHF 299, Mondaine Switzerland, 13 November 2026
Write
No. 013
LAMY 2000
Worth it, if you write by hand most days and want one pen to keep.
LAMY 2000, United States, before tax and shipping: $279, Lamy, 13 November 2026
By price
Under $500
To keep
Photographs
- SL-1200GAE. “Technics Turntable SL1200GAE retusche” by Maurizio Pesce, derivative work Lämpel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, adapted
- Zurich Hauptbahnhof. “Mondaine clock in Zurich Hauptbahnhof main hall 2026” by Mike is Michi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, adapted, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0
- LAMY 2000. “Lamy 2000 fountain pen, EF semi hooded nib” by Thirteen Of Clubs, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, adapted, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0
