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Always preferred Mason/Ball to Weck because the Weck rubber rims can be finicky and little metal clips tend to go missing.
The one Weck container I have the rubber rim went bad pretty quickly on and the replacement doesn't fit quite right so it leaks if you shake it at all.
I'm gonna also side on the twist on 2 piece lid designs are better.
The Ball two-piece-lid is pretty rad.
Had that problem too. And the glass chipped easily imo.