New Panama from Brent Black

HungaryTom said:

"Dear all,

I have been browsing this site for a while and got many valuable information.

I have recently conducted and experiment and ordered one panama hat, with the same budget (more or less 1000 USD each) from three different makers : Brent Black, Panama Bob and Casey at Panama Hats direct".

Well this is mine from Panama Hatworks of Montecristi being less than 1K - some 0,9K USD.

This Montecristi is there, real and existent. Just to show that Bob has them and sends them.:cheers1:

Sorry for double posting - customer loyalty obliges.

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Hatyulo said:

Hey,

What's the WPSI about of this hat?

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hatsRme said:

My guess, based on the look of the texture in the photo puts the WPI in the high 100s at least, around 1000 WPI.

Panama Bob is no longer in the Panama business, though. Sad. He's a great guy who took a beating from unscrupulous vendors, was my understanding.

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radiation said:

Hi Hatyulo,
I own a 15 year old Panama hat which I bought directly in Ecuador. I wanted to buy a new one of the same quality (24/inch^2) and found Panamahutdirekt on the web. I was also surprised that I found here no comments about the shop. I took the chance and got in contact with Mrs. Hesse. I received good advice and decided to order. After only one week the hat arrived in very good condition. It is the had I was looking for in perfect quality for a very fair price. I can recommend PanamaHutdirekt.

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Hatyulo said:

The only thing I have concern is that they refused
writing a lower amount as product value on the package than the real retail. It makes their hat 19-27% more expensive thanks to EU VATs...

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radiation said:

Actually I see it also like hatsRme. If PanamaHutdirkt acts according to law and is honest they are more trustworthy to me. @Hatyulo: If you like to see an image of the hat let me know.

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Hatyulo said:

Yes, I'd really appreciate if you posted some images of your acquisition.

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