It took me a while to realize that manual alt-az astronomy was my passion, but once I understood that I sought out something robust that would last a lifetime. I found it in this mount, the Rowan AZ100. It arrived yesterday and has already exceeded expectations.
Until I settle on a fitting tripod, (i.e. work up the courage to buy a Super Mount - 'buy once, cry once'), I have it on a ZWO TC40 purchased a year ago from Astronomy Plus. It's a stable fit with almost no vibration, jiggling, or settling time evident even at high magnification through a Sky-Watcher Mak 180. With slight turns of my wrist, the slow-motion controls effortlessly track objects and should I wish to upgrade to goto and tracking later, I have that option.
The service I received from Astronomy Plus was also excellent - due to schedule conflicts I had, they held the product until I was ready to receive it and shipped it timed to arrive precisely when I requested. All in all, they were a pleasure to work with.