Here are some pics of my first Panama hat that I bought last year. It is a great hat, bought from a famous hatter in San Francisco. The weave might be slightly finer than the hat I bought from Art, but only slightly. It was nearly 3X the price I paid for the Panama Bob/Art Fawcett hat...

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Regards, Kaleponi Craig