0-5V control, something nicer than a pot

I need to control something by hand that should look pretty (like a pot with a knob).
I need to control create a 1V-5V signal which comes from a 5 V or 48 V source (only need 1 and i figure 5 V is easier to use)

I was wondering if there was anything simpler than using a pot with a buffer after it?
I have done this before but there is tolerances on the resistances etc.

Here is an example schematic
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How much current are you supplying from the output of the opamp?

How about a 10 Turn pot with a turns-counting dial? How about a slider pot?

A pot is pretty simple. There are cooler things ( like a rotary encoder with flywheel ) but not simpler ( unless a fixed voltage divider or a knob connected to nothing ).

If you go with that circuit, be careful to pick a rail-to-rail op-amp. You also won't be able to go fully to ground with that circuit either. You can remove the 500 ohm resistor, doesn't look necessary.