Re: Grade 1 Hancock & Moore
Grades are pricing grades based on what H&M has to pay the supplier for the leather, they have nothing to do with quality. It gives H&M a way to group leather costs into categories. Obviously leathers that are tanned in China are going to be less than those done in Italy, or Germany as the work force in Europe is more expensive.
If I were buying GR 1 today for myself, I'd probably get something in GUNNER or HUTTON, and I really like the new MOMENTUM but there are only a few color choices. COLUMBIA is nice, but has some sheen to it - which today is a bit out-of-fashion. I'd avoid CHALLENGER and SUPPLE, they're kind of commercial-feeling.
If you decide to go GR 2, then ANGELO is one I happen to like a lot, as well as ASPEN.
You buy the leather based on color, hand and gloss. Durability won't vary.
Duane Collie
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