Posts made by bbrtns

Would there be a possibility to pre order a pair in different sizing?

Baker's boots and White's usually do a very nice black friday sale, I think Baker's said it will go live this friday.

DON'T LISTEN TO DR's SIZING ADVICE! They are notorious for sizing people too small.
White's 55 sizing, for me, equals Brannock - 0.5.

I'm a size 11EE in White's and 11EE in Wesco MP95 FWIW.

What temperatures can this jacket handle? Is it usable in rainy conditions?

Aero jackets are good quality and use great leathers, you can't go wrong with an Aero as a first jacket.

Fit is king with leather jackets so be sure to spend some time on looking at measurements and understanding different patterns.

No, the glue on it's own is mostly enough to keep the sole attached. The stitching helps and nails too but I would not be worried if the nails are missing (imo).

@Mizmazzle:

That’s an excellent point @bbtns

I did just snag one of their Henley thermals in medium and it fits perfect for how I like em. Not really the same as a full on shirt but perhaps some type of barometer.

Yes, I think if you give this as a reference point the crew will be able to size you correct for the jacket.

@Mizmazzle:

Good info @Palmer between the long ass wait and the inability to exchange of the sizing is off…it’s a bit of a high pressure situation. Haha.

I’m curious…anyone have any experience/ thoughts on how the newer lines version compares to the V1? Haven’t read much input on that factor.

Something I did and worked out great: I purchased a Ship John shirt before my Wills jacket got made. Confirmed sizing with the shirt, the crew said to take the same size. Sizing for the jacket worked out perfect.

Ofcourse, you'll have to shell out extra for the shirt but it will give you some ease of mind.

The size chart is pretty accurate and works for sizing. I picked up an XXL and it allows me to layer and be comfortable. The jacket feels like armor and is very stiff, I can imagine that it would be unbearable to wear if too small (for me). It'll take a long while to break this in.

I word it to an event last weekend and all my friends were impressed and wanted to try it on.

I'd have to try it on to see it. I have a 36mm day date that is very small on my wrist. It has a more formal look and looks great with a dress shirt one, but it's a watch I can't wear every day sadly.

Beautiful! I wish they still made it in 39mm and they were readily available.. Instead I'm leaning towards the Tudor Ranger, for which they've put me on a bloody waitlist.

Simmons Bilt is such a great company, fantastic people who run it.. Along with Iron Heart and Standard & Strange they offer the absolute best customer service.

Time for some Sadam Hussein style fishing?

Absolutely stunning piece this shirt, perhaps my favorite IH release.

Too bad my fat gut won't fit in the available sizing. Perhaps I shall invite some of the deer to partake in my diet so we can see some XXXXL's and XXXXXL's in the future 

The new Tudor looks great, I wonder what the availability will be like..

I went to the AD 2 weeks ago to go look at the new Ranger and was met with a "If you'd like one we can put you on the waiting list".

When asked when I would receive it he either told me "No idea, but I imagine it will be this year" or "No idea, but I imagine it will be within a year", I was not really paying attention at that moment.

Yes, I will enter the contest with a pair of Onderhoud boots in Horween Marine field RO.

I managed to win a small prize by winning the 'exceptional Iron Heart pair' category last edition.

The purple is not something I would buy or wear (for now) but I must say they look awesome and Wesco has once again delivered on the execution.

Can I ask if these are hand lasted vs steam lasted?

@Lowlander:

After a rather long wait, I finally got my first Wescos! I couldn't be happier.
Big shout-out to @Chesson for helping me with everything along the way. And to @neph93 for making it happen (though you don't know this!).It was after hearing you talk about your custom made Wescos in an Iron Cast episode about a year ago that I decided to go that route too.

These are custom build Jobmasters, 7", brown CXL.

They look great, congrats!

Can I ask when you ordered these? I have some MTO's on the books and want to get an idea of how the Wesco timeline is these days..

@AdamJ:

Carpet done, beer done

Very curious for the pairing that complements this beer. Available soon?

it looks like the pockets are at equal distance from the 'middle opening' of the shirt (where you button them up), but the front placket on the left hand side makes it look like the left pocket is closer to the edge.