Why do people praise for a cracking-prone fountain pen like the TWSBI Eco so much?

Hi everyone,

As the title says, Why do people praise so much for it? It's prone to cracking, and there are other affordable options in the market that are long-lasting and are not prone to break unless something strong causes a damage.

For me it feels like, "It looks nice, it'll probably crack, but I don't care, I'll buy it anyway".

For me, I'd prefer to buy a pen that people say, "Hey my father has had it since the fall of the USSR and it didn't break neither itself nor his wallet" than something that leads me to have fear that it won't keep its structural integrity for quite long.

There are other brands (Pilot, Lamy, Kaweco) that do not greatly degrade after months or years of being an EDC choice and are even more afordable or at the same price range as an TWSBI Eco.