I have a dualit toaster and absolutely love it! You can get spare parts for it and repair it yourself. To me it's worth the 3x premium of its the only one I ever have to buy in my life.
Yes, the timer is a bit loud and you have to think about how done you want the toast ever time, but it becomes automatic, i.e. I just know what the right setting is for a bagel.
To be clear, it's a man made diamond. I tried all thr convincing, but turns out that when someone has wanted something since they were a little girl, it's hard to change their mind