I've been carrying around a simple pocket folder for awhile now. It's very convenient, but really cheap. Unattractive and low quality, worth exactly what I paid. (I have absolutely no recollection of how I came to possess it, but it's been around for years; could've been a stocking stuffer or some such.) I'd like to upgrade to something higher quality, higher performance, and just "nicer" in a classic way. Something that would go with a nice blued revolver more than a plastic popper. I don't really want to become a knife dork, or spend a whole heck of a lot of money. I'm thinking of it as a universal, always-there convenience tool rather than as a weapon.
Buck Knives The 55 Folding Pocket Knife is basically a one-for-one replacement for what I'm carrying in size and operation, but way classier. I like the traditional look. It seems to be exactly what I'd want. However, I have a vague idea that a lot of the price of Buck knives in 2019 goes to the name, rather than the technical content.
What else should I be looking at? I'm good with plus or minus some on price, more concerned about value and quality.