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Asked after this a while back and received an unexpected call two weeks ago. Hasn’t left my wrist since.

Well damn, this is spectacular.

Rocking that orange this week.

@JDelage actually was late 2021 but, after one follow-up in early 2022, I sort of forgot about it and moved on. So when the AD emailed and asked if I was still interested maybe a month ago, I said sure, and then about a week later was told they had one reserved for me.

Moral of the story is apparently to not care too deeply and then maybe it will show up.

I think the key takeaway from this thread is that, at these rarified levels whether it's Derrick (Steel Flame), Ryk (Starlingear), or Josh (GA), you are buying into the maker's personality, skill, and personal experience. Therefore each brand exudes a particular style that is unique - an aesthetic fingerprint if you will. As @neph93 noted, nobody really does what they do and they are valued as such. I completely respect that the pricing can appear stratospheric at first but many of these items are aspirational purchases that you will wear quite frequently - becoming a part of you.

Sure, you can find replicas and knock-offs out there but then what's the point. Nobody truly needs any of this stuff so ideally save up if you can for what you want.

First new IH jacket for me in a long while and damn, this beauty is sweet. Perfect weight and the fit is spot on. Also my first Type 3...

Well after re-reading this thread about a dozen times and drooling over @Joule 's pictures I finally succumbed and ordered the SE version. Now I have a few days to try and fabricate an explanation that the wife will accept…

Finally pulled the trigger on this sexy bitch. I had an IHJ-49 when first launched but eventually sold it, always thinking I would get another but sized down. And then this beauty showed up. Much better fit with my current wardrobe also.

Thanks @JamesB for the sizing assist!

Adding these fantastic pics here - hope that's ok since this is the FCL thread after all…

@Aries, what size did you go with in the Leon?

@Aries:

Just received my FCL custom 2mm Leon.

@Aries:

Two weeks in and my FCL Leon 2mm from @Danny RnH is creasing spectacularly.