[jalgos_eminator]

Since most people here are just saying "old stuff", I'll throw in a product you can buy right now for reasonable money: Japanese made hand tools, specifically JIS screwdrivers. These are required if you work on Japanese motorcycles, and from what I've heard old Japanese cameras too. They fit phillips fasteners better than a regular phillips driver because the flutes are straighter so they are less likely to cam out. I've bought a few Japanese tools, for more money than the Chinese or USA made equivalents, and they have justified their price to me every time.

Another vote is for Mitutoyo vernier calipers with both inch and metric reading. No batteries, and still made in Japan. If the Japanese wanted to make something cheap, then they wouldn't make it in Japan. I view made in Japan as a mark of quality these days.