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Can any leather experts give me an opinion on diamond Dave's stuff? I really like the style of his buco and at 900 with nice-looking horsehide it seems like a damn good deal. Comparable jackets from flat head/Himel are twice that or a little less… Are they really on different levels?
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Here are some links nate
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?71609-Diamond-Cap-Co-Buco-J-100
Super nice guy from what I've heard
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does he have a web site?
it appears the price difference would be veg tanned (himel and the flathead) versus the horween stuff he's using
both fine leathers but a big price difference
as to the rest of it you'd have to see it up close or in construction
but good looking jackets
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I'm also not very involved in this issue but you can buy Buco jackets from various manufacturers.
Maybe similar to LEE jeans which can be produced by Edwin, Warehouse, RMC.
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Any of my German friends know where I can buy one or some ROWAC stools at a sensible price?
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not really got this one, but is he reproducing Buco jackets?…so he actually make knock-offs or not?
sry for the question, don't have time to go to his whole thread an all.
Buddy they are repros not knock-offs
there are some spanish vintage Bucos flying around which dont seem og. These you might call "knock-offs" probably. I remember we had this discussion in the leather thread some weeks ago.Diamond Sportswear, lostworld, John Chapman, RMC etc all make very nice repros. For me of course i love my RMC buco since they have such a high level of attention to details. Authentic woven label, authentic talon zippers, fantastic rayon inner lining, of course the leather itself etc, the standards on the RMC repro (not only buco) jackets are extremely high. On most of them you find nos hardware and materials the closest to the og as possible. Himel flathead Chapman etc they are all high quality manufacturers with their specific individual high level attention to their work.
I only read good about diamond and you'll get a nice jacket imho. Fyi developer of the diamond buco pattern was john chapman.
Diamonds j100 mentioned here and some nice leather comparisons and Infos to the jackets. RMC j100 seems to be closest to the og j100. Nevertheless all great jackets and manufacturers
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?70362-Ultimate-Black-Leather-Jacket
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Hey folks. So I'm posting this here and not in the Viberg thread because I don't want to shit it up over there. I have a possibly naive question. I noticed on my new pair of service boots that the placement of the top section (not sure what it's called, pics in a moment) on the right boot is slightly off by about 1/4 inch. It is noticeable if one is looking at both boots on my feet, as it looks like the right one is slightly off centered.
In the photo here I made a black mark to show what measurement I'm talking about. Look at the right boot and you'll see that this distance is not the same. I've tried to show it from the front angle in the second photo; here, the boots are on an even, flat surface and you can see how that piece of leather is sewn a bit off on one side.
Finally to my question: is this normal and to be expected on hand sewn boots? I recognize that the stitching is not always 100% symmetrical, and that seems reasonable to me, plus it gives the boots character and a true hand made look. However, this actually affects the overall look of the boot, so I'm curious to know if anyone here received a pair like this, would you consider it par for the course or send them back? Full disclosure: I am not sending these boots back and this is not a knock at Viberg. I'm genuinely curious, and while it is a small detail, it was one of the first things I noticed.
