Recent content by NoCypher

first ride in new leather.

Hello John, the online-shop i bought my boots from has unfortunately closed permanently. these here look close: https://shop.militaryrange.eu/product/u-s-m43-combat-boots-sand-repro-18541000 i cant say if these are the same..my boots have no company markings in them... below is what they have...

Hello Everyone, here is what i like to wear sometimes... these are M43 combat boots ( Reproduction of course ) very comfortable boots

Hello Pilot, i have not yet heard of this discussion. It might be a as you say a "marketing gag" ....but that does not make the watch any worse in my book, i have not bought it because of this feature but rather the style and quality of it. It is my first real watch so i cant tell if its better...

Hello B-Man2, i think i have to provide additional info, because my description could be missleading. the watch is not made from steal from an WW2 Uboat or steel that has been broken off or reforged from an submarine. It is made of the steel that is used to make the Type U212 Submarines, but...

Hello Everyone! here is my favorite ( and only ) real watch. it's an U212 from Sinn Spezialuhren zu Frankfurt am Main. Whats special about it is that its from an Company in Frankfurt ( a short distance from my hometown ) its a divers watch and it is made out of german u-boat steel. In the...

thanks for the explanation Micawber thanks everyone for the advice!

@Brettafett what do you mean by this? Wear in good health?

i plan to lose weight not add any, but i guess you guys are right. Both fit quite good, but the 44 has a tiny bit more room in the chest and if u move my arms around, shoulders are like 1cm longer, but look good. i usually have a favorite jacket that i wear every day that it is possible to...

Hello Everyone, i have recieved 2 jackets from Avi leather Denmark, thanks again for the Advice! here is how they look on me, what do you think ? i think both fit quite good

Hello Everyone, thanks for all your help and ideas. i plan to order Avi ANJ-3 Jackets... i think 40 and 42 would be a good starting point? i will try to measure one of my old jackets and see what that tells me on the avi measurment scale.

Hello, thank you so much for the replies. @Brettafett i think i will follow your advice and return both...it's just to much money for an not optimal fit. i have had a peek at the other jackets, both look quite good i think, price ist nearly half of the cockpit a2....good.... i forgot to mention...

Hello Folks, im Kevin from Germany, ive had ( and still have) a few Leather jackets in my life. im 33years old, i have a 101 cm / 40 inch chest and 98,5 /38,5inch waist, i weight a solid 88Kg / 194 pounds im now looking for an A2...i have ordered 42, 40 and now 38 from Cockpit ( i know you guys...