Schott have endlessly readjusted the handwarmer pockets on their Perfecto. The angles and the positioning absolutely haven't been set in stone since the development of the jacket in the late 1920's. There is a webpage I stumbled across recently that gives a decade by decade breakdown of the changes Schott made to the Perfecto, and the handwarmers have been the most fiddled with element.
Edit: I've worn jackets from other brands where it was near impossible to get my hands in the handwarmer pockets- much too high and too far back. I agree it visually appears to be a pleasing place for pockets, but it makes them non functional. I had one Cafe Racer which looked cool but I couldn't get my hands in any of the 4 front pockets! Chest pockets raised up to look good, but out of reach whilst wearing the jacket. In such instances I don't know why they bother to go to the effort of installing pocket bags.
Edit 2: For anyone interested, here's the link with a list of changes to the Perfecto over the years: https://www.schottnyc.com/forum/posts/schott_perfecto_timeline.htm
Edit: I've worn jackets from other brands where it was near impossible to get my hands in the handwarmer pockets- much too high and too far back. I agree it visually appears to be a pleasing place for pockets, but it makes them non functional. I had one Cafe Racer which looked cool but I couldn't get my hands in any of the 4 front pockets! Chest pockets raised up to look good, but out of reach whilst wearing the jacket. In such instances I don't know why they bother to go to the effort of installing pocket bags.
Edit 2: For anyone interested, here's the link with a list of changes to the Perfecto over the years: https://www.schottnyc.com/forum/posts/schott_perfecto_timeline.htm
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