Spyderco is the "Baskin Robbins" of knives... so many flavors. And, so many of them are irresistible.
A few years ago, I decided I needed an "EDC" knife. I did a bit of online research and the Spyderco Caly 3 was the winner. I immediately loved the way it felt in my hand AND the way it looked. It was "just a pocket knife," but it was GORGEOUS.
And then, for reasons I cannot fully explain, I got HOOKED. I bought "just one more"... and then "just one more"... and the rest is history. I'm up to about 50 of them, with the Domino being my latest acquisition. The Domino may be THE "perfect" Spyderco knife.
Why do I like them? I'm a big fan of "form follows function." Spyderco has found a way to marry the "form follows function" concept to FUN. Who knew that "FFF" could come in so many forms? Think about it... to most people, a "pocket knife is a pocket knife," right? How distinctive can they be?? To the average person, maybe they would concede that there could be different sizes of blades, but that's about it.
Spyderco has found seemingly INFINITE distinctions from one model to the next. It seems they never run out of ideas to come up with a NEW iteration of a rather simple cutting implement that resides in your pocket. There's blade shapes and lengths.... locking mechanisms.... handle materials..... blade steels.... colors....
Those of us who have come to appreciate these distinctive knives, eagerly anticipate, "What's next???"
Add in a consistency of quality control that is remarkable and affordability, and you've got a product that really has no competition (that I can think of).
It's brilliant, really. I've never been a "collector" of anything. And, they got me. Boy, did they get me.