Ja Dubow 27798 (Platon) A-2 jacket review and pics

[ausreenactor]

From a discussion of eBay meanness and import duties to a comparison of two types of horsehide on Platon's jackets pics taken in sunlight

Both are equally impressive ..

 

[Micawber]

I bought it new from Eastman around 5 or 6 years ago.

Understood, I meant was it just a standard, smooth, unblemished finish?

 

[ausreenactor]

From what I can see in your photos, some guys would be very happy with their jackets if they aged like yours. I think it looks good , but please “full image” your photos so we can get a good look at it.
Cheers

The change caught a lot of us out...

I walked away for years when we went to the current format...

 

[Pa12]

Oh, yes. Beautiful jacket. Finish looked like the Eastman house jacket I had before it.

 

[Micawber]

Oh, yes. Beautiful jacket. Finish looked like the Eastman house jacket I had before it.

I've stripped jackets ready for redye and they have looked better than that. Looks to be abraded, are you sure you haven't worn it while doing a reconstruction of the Indiana Jones being dragged under the truck scenes?

 

[Pa12]

I wish. Truth is, it’s had very little wear. Never worn it to work. Mostly flying and driving.

 

[Pa12]

In fact it’s never even been wet. Never wear it if it’s raining.

 

[Flightengineer]

Both are equally impressive ..

Totally agree, both are good in their own way.

 

[Brettafett]

Pics a bit dark, but shot this off, this morning.

 

[CBI]

looks really good Bretta

 

[YoungMedic]

Just perfect

 

[Greg Gale]

Fantastic fit @Brettafett !

 

[MaydayWei]

Pics a bit dark, but shot this off, this morning.
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Astounding. Looks more like an original with every single day that goes by...

 

[Brettafett]

Jacket just keeps getting better...

 

[Flightengineer]

This is an incredibly beautiful jacket, Brett.
I love mine, especially my #2 which is thin and lightweight and drapes beautifully and has great character of the hide.

 

[Pa12]

You guys are killing me. I’m still waiting for mine

 

[Beaker_UK]

You guys are killing me. I’m still waiting for mine

Same here! When did you order? Had any comms yet?

 

[Pa12]

Ordered dec. 22. Emailed them numerous times over the months. Not a single reply until last month. Said they would let me know by the end of may and ship in June. Haven’t heard anything since. Painful process.

 

[Beaker_UK]

Ordered dec. 22. Emailed them numerous times over the months. Not a single reply until last month. Said they would let me know by the end of may and ship in June. Haven’t heard anything since. Painful process.

I’m about a month behind then, mine was on or about 22 Jan. I’ve had ZERO comms, was going to give it another month.

 

[Pa12]

Funny, the only way I ended up getting a reply was when I said I’m thinking of canceling because the 6 month PayPal date was approaching. They actually offered to reimburse me and charge me again to restart the clock. So they were obviously getting all my emails. Have no idea why they don’t correspond at least a little bit. Had they shot me a quick email when I ordered it with a rough time estimate, even plus or minus a month or two, I would have been satisfied with that. But when you put out all that money and they never return an email in 6 months it definitely makes you wonder.