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Platon Dubow seal?

Officer Dibley

Well-Known Member
Us authentic is a one man show I thought and he is making $500 jackets .Plus how many emails would Dubow Greece get a week after all he has just started . Re JC yes you could ask him but he does not reply . Platon having made many jackets in the past in England and only making one makers Type A-2 simplifies things . The start up cost would be a sewing machine table light measuring instruments and a computer with email and a file with patterns and variables re the sizes . I just cannot see how companies are asking $1600 for a jacket ,its basically a shirt made out of leather .No back pleats ,inside pockets very uncomplicated and a good machinist can make one in 2 hours .

BIP

Indeed. So why don't you go buy a mall jacket that is exactly what you describe above ?
Authenticity and exclusivity always cost money.
It's a bit like a football card that is worth $thouands.... after all, it's just a bit of card with "some shit" written on it.....
If you don't like it, don't whine, make one for yourself because according to you, it ain't that difficult.
Let me know how that goes as i might buy a $50 authentic A-2 from you ..

FWIW, i'm pissed at those prices but only because i can't afford them. A business is in business to make money. If no-one bought from them, they'd drop their prices quickly. But it appears that non jacket afficianados can and do pay the money.
 

Teddy

Well-Known Member
I'm wondering if the seal jackets will be shipped by this coming Wednesday (Halloween)? Last time Platon told me that mine is still scheduled to be shipped in October and if it's shipped by Wednesday it's still shipped in October.
 

Bombing IP

Well-Known Member
Indeed. So why don't you go buy a mall jacket that is exactly what you describe above ?
.....
If you don't like it, don't whine, make one for yourself because according to you, it ain't that difficult.
Let me know how that goes as i might buy a $50 authentic A-2 from you ..

I just posted facts supplied by Aero of how long a jacket takes to fabricate ,you take me out of context if I did not say making a jacket is easy .
And whats a mall jacket got to do with what I said . My statement was related to Platon making jacket for $530 and the competition charging $1200 plus,and I expect Platon to increase his prices . If he doubled them he would still be under the cost of other top tier companies
If you take my observations and statement as whining ,to me its putting forward my opinion statements on a forum .

BIP
 

Brettafett

Well-Known Member
hahahahahaa, in short order, its going to be raining dubows around here.....the vlj sub sector dubow club.
Hahahaha so funny... And its the truth. Here they come!
All in all, everyone should be pleased... Platon, those fortunate enough to get one, and those reading the reviews. These look all-round great for monies paid.
All the other makers are going to have to take note.
 

Pilot

Well-Known Member
Hahahaha so funny... And its the truth. Here they come!
All in all, everyone should be pleased... Platon, those fortunate enough to get one, and those reading the reviews. These look all-round great for monies paid.
All the other makers are going to have to take note.

Please inform when the prime makers take note...:) :) :)
 

MeachamLake

Well-Known Member
There's been too much discussion on these for me to really have time read back through all the pages, but is Platon doing long sizes on these?
 

Technonut2112

Well-Known Member
Platon does NOT offer long sizing to keep costs down...

Here's the measurements for offered sizes:


size 40
pit to pit 21.5
shoulders 17.5
back 24.25
sleeve 25.25

size 42
pit to pit 22.5
shoulders 18
back 24.5
sleeve 25.5

size 44
pit to pit: 23.5
shoulders: 18.5
back: 24.75
sleeve: 25.75

Size 46
pit to pit 24.5
shoulders 19
back 25
sleeve 26

Size 48
pit to pit 25.5
shoulders 19.5
back 25.25
sleeve 26.25
 

Whatsit

Active Member
I figure as long as they get shipped tomorrow then they will have been shipped in October like Platon has told us.
 

Technonut2112

Well-Known Member
You guys have been patient and hanging in their since August. Congrats it’s almost your time!;)

Hasn't really bothered me... I'm used to 4 month waits just to get one of my lids blocked... Any specialty service for these kind of goods most of the time have 4-6 month waits IME... ;)
 

Greg Gale

Well-Known Member
Looking at the measurements, they match what Platon sent me exactly. That 42 would be perfect, but 1 inch too baggy in the chest.
 
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