Visited schott NYC today 10/14/26

[cl206]

Im still on the fence big time but if I ever get the 613sh ill let you guys know. love the fit when in the NYC store and would prefer it over the 618 bc of the one star on the epaulets. (i know it is possible to add it)

what i found funny was pretty much every jacket fit differently. but it ofc could all be in my head.

i also wanted to mention I used the bathroom near the exit/checkout and there was a sign inside that pretty much said if you have an accident (and accident happens) please clean up. I thought that was thoughtful of them and TU to the Schott family for sure! another reason why I might just give them more of my $.

 

[Bfd70]

Buy the original jacket. Deactivate your tfl account

 

[bobjones]

Im still on the fence big time but if I ever get the 613sh ill let you guys know. love the fit when in the NYC store and would prefer it over the 618 bc of the one star on the epaulets. (i know it is possible to add it)

what i found funny was pretty much every jacket fit differently. but it ofc could all be in my head.

i also wanted to mention I used the bathroom near the exit/checkout and there was a sign inside that pretty much said if you have an accident (and accident happens) please clean up. I thought that was thoughtful of them and TU to the Schott family for sure! another reason why I might just give them more of my $.

I tried on 3 XLs of the 540 they were kind enough to present to me at the factory sale, went into a corner to try them on - and each felt slightly different, without even getting into the significant difference in the distressing done to the jackets in the drums.

 

[cl206]

Buy the original jacket. Deactivate your tfl account

Buy the original jacket. Deactivate your tfl account

self control ftw

 

[Bfd70]

Abandon all hope ye who log in here

 

[Aloysius]

The 613SH is probably one of the best jackets from Schott to me personally.

I thought 613SH is indeed slimmer as it has bi-swings whereas 613/618 have underarm footballs, no?

The underarm footballs give you more freedom of movement at the same chest size. The pit-to-pit measure is the same.

Buy the original jacket. Deactivate your tfl account

This. 99% of people who come here should get a 613/618 or 124SM (or equivalents from Vanson) then never log back on.

A fair few end up doing this but after they've spent a fortune on "superior" jackets first.

 

[cl206]

The underarm footballs give you more freedom of movement at the same chest size. The pit-to-pit measure is the same.



This. 99% of people who come here should get a 613/618 or 124SM (or equivalents from Vanson) then never log back on.

A fair few end up doing this but after they've spent a fortune on "superior" jackets first.

iirc even at 10:30 there was a single 36 618 in cow that I tried and it was noticebly tighter and shorter feeling that the 613sh size 36 I tried in nyc. it could be cow vs hh or maybe one was outdoor (cold day sat) and the 613sh was indoor.

Im gonna have to visit schott in Nov and try those out again.

 

[Tom71]

iirc even at 10:30 there was a single 36 618 in cow that I tried and it was noticebly tighter and shorter feeling that the 613sh size 36 I tried in nyc. it could be cow vs hh or maybe one was outdoor (cold day sat) and the 613sh was indoor.

Im gonna have to visit schott again in Nov and try those out again.

I agree that the 618 feels restrictive at first. When you move your arms upwards, you will notice the dramatically enhanced range of motion vis-a-vis the 613SH.

Both jackets are the same back-lenght, but trhe 613SH has a front-drop, so in my case it does cover the belt fully while the 618 does not.
Personal taste, of course, but I do prefer the slightly shorter front lenth.