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

[ausreenactor]

Just thought I'd add a little postscript to my experience receiving my jacket last week. I had emailed Platon in mid June to enquire after progress and got a reply to that a few hours after the jacket turned up. I thought it couldn't hurt to thank him for the jacket (if not the radio silence) and this led to an email conversation. I think it's fair to say he appreciates that the customer service isn't what he'd want but candidly for the price he charges his view is it's better to make a good jacket. His emails have been really apologetic about the communication and he asked me to let anyone else I know who has ordered that they will get their jackets. The Covid-19 thing has been awful for his business but he's still going.

I'm sure there are more established members here who know of Platon better than I. I can only take this at face value and pass it on in case it helps anyone else here. I know my jacket took 7 months but no one could've predicted this pandemic. The radio silence isn't great but the jacket I've received is. It's very much a personal judgement.

Kudos!

 

[London Cabbie]

Thankyou for doing that.

 

[Juanito]

A lot of improvements especially on the now correctly pointed Dubow collar.

I noticed that, too. Another great Platon jacket.

 

[MrBlue]

Just thought I'd add a little postscript to my experience receiving my jacket last week. I had emailed Platon in mid June to enquire after progress and got a reply to that a few hours after the jacket turned up. I thought it couldn't hurt to thank him for the jacket (if not the radio silence) and this led to an email conversation. I think it's fair to say he appreciates that the customer service isn't what he'd want but candidly for the price he charges his view is it's better to make a good jacket. His emails have been really apologetic about the communication and he asked me to let anyone else I know who has ordered that they will get their jackets. The Covid-19 thing has been awful for his business but he's still going.

I'm sure there are more established members here who know of Platon better than I. I can only take this at face value and pass it on in case it helps anyone else here. I know my jacket took 7 months but no one could've predicted this pandemic. The radio silence isn't great but the jacket I've received is. It's very much a personal judgement.

7 months! I placed my order with BK in June, so that means I might only get my order next year. I mean if lead times at Platon's are any indication of lead times at BK.

 

[mulceber]

7 months! I placed my order with BK in June, so that means I might only get my order next year. I mean if lead times at Platon's are any indication of lead times at BK.

They aren't. Granted, BK's lead times are long too, but as near as I can tell they maintain separate production lines. Before COVID, at any rate, BK was down to a lead time of about 3 months. Platon's was longer, by a month or two, from what I can recall.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Those lead times sound about right from what I can recall late last year Mulceber. I get the feeling Platons is a smaller operation.

 

[Greg Gale]

Platon is a true artist, and we are lucky to live in a time when he decided to start his business and offer such great jackets at this price. I also sent him an email of praise a few months ago. Hope his business will get through this COVID-mess soon.

Can you guys with Russet Dubows post photos in different lighting conditions, please? In some photos it looks almsot like a light seal, in others it's very light russet. I can't figure out what the real color is like. Thanks!

 

[Maafly]

I am new purchasing an A-2. To anyone who recently ordered from J.A. Dubow Mfg. Once I placed my order July 24th with J.A. Dubow website, under my purchase detai that was emailed back , my payment came back to me as listed below (payment to Bill Kelso). I sent Platon an email to confirm order, but have not heard anything yet. Did anyone with recent purchase get same payment detail? thanks so much.
Payment to:
Bill Kelso Mfg
[email protected]

 

[mulceber]

Hi Maafly, welcome to the board!

Yes, I think everyone who buys from Platon has the same experience. He used to work for Bill Kelso before he started his own company, and the jackets are very similar. There's some speculation as to why BK and Platon evidently have the same paypal account, but at any rate, this is par for the course and not a sign that anything is amiss.

 

[London Cabbie]

Same, same x2

 

[Maafly]

Thanks so much!

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Yep that's what happened for me too.

 

[B-Man2]

Yep that's what happened for me too.

Lord Flashheart .... The Musketeers have noticed that you have changed your Avatar to that of Cardinal Richelieu the arch nemesis of the Musketeers.
You Cad... you!!

 

[Greg Gale]

What's with all the musketeer avatars, did I miss something? Does it get you a discount coupon with Platon?

 

[B-Man2]

Greg
Unfortunately not!
Its all a result of Pandemic boredom, nothing more.
Just trying to find a way to combat “Groundhog Day” over and over again .

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Lord Flashheart .... The Musketeers have noticed that you have changed your Avatar to that of Cardinal Richelieu the arch nemesis of the Musketeers.
You Cad... you!!

You B-Man2, You of all people should know that the Cardinal does not answer to the laws of men.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

And who doesn't love a bit of Tim Curry's over-acting eh?

 

[Pilot]

Vive la France!

 

[Smithy]

What's with all the musketeer avatars, did I miss something? Does it get you a discount coupon with Platon?

Burt, Jan and I have a project that we are working on together and the Three Musketeers thing came up and it was deemed that appropriate avatars were, well only appropriate

 

[London Cabbie]

I never did share the measurements of my Platon Dubow 42R...