Perfection often
requires iteration. Even
after releasing a product,
designers, pro-
grammers, and
engineers will
continue to re-
invent subsequent
generations. But
sometimes they
get it right the first time.
These items were so good
from the get-go, they
endured for decades.
BY STAN HORACZEK AND ROB VERGER PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY REID70
one
and
done
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