O'DubhGhaill
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Agree completely, and by summer's end I'll have enough saved to buy it!
That sweater does look very good, so do the others on their website too. Maybe I should start saving.North Sea Clothing London, the Submariner/, but £160.00!
Gonna bump this sonofagun
Looking for a submariner style sweater. The North Sea Clothing offering first caught my attention (followed by their “Diver” version). Then, after a bit of research, it seemed to me that they’re made by Outdoor Knitwear (maybe debunked elsewhere?), which got me looking at those full bore, and now I’m all but ready to pull the trigger on one
I’m writing for sizing and quality advice on the two.
Sizing: I’m 5’10”, true 41” chest, true 35” waist. Would seem to me that I’d order a 42 in North Sea Clothing, and a large in Outdoor Knitwear. That sound about right?
Quality: anyone handled both company's garments and able to comment on the differences, if any (besides the label)? Or any other, higher quality ones out there for me to consider?
Cheers
North Sea is outstanding. The Diver fits a bit trimmer than the Submariner. I prefer a trimmer fit, so I'd order the 40 in Submariner, 42 in Diver with your measurements, but that's me. I'm 5'9", 153lbs., 40" chest, 32" waist and their 40 is roomy enough for me indeed.
The body of my OK submariner is much longer than Richmond’s. It comes all the way down to my crotch. I suppose that comes in handy in a cold submariner
OK so I'm a little confused! My Silvermans sub finally arrived today - but it has a Niffi Nautical label inside! Speaking to a rather confusing gentleman at Silvermans I now realise that they are not the manufacturers of the subs on their site - they just sell them on, buying in bulk from a manufacturer in Leicestershire, Kemptons I think he said. It looks as if mine might've got mixed up at the shipping point! I though Niffi were made by Outdoor Knitwear as they are shown on their site. So after all that debating I'm beginning to wonder if most of the subs all come just from the same place! Is the Niffi sub here any different from the Outdoor Knitwear one as shown on their site?
It does seem to be very well made and the first thing I noticed taking it off the posty was the weight compared to Richmond Knitwear sub that I returned recently - a good indication and the quality does seem to be excellent, soft wool and very warm. Problem is it measures a 40" chest (labelled as a medium) so it's very snug as I'm a 42", so trying to decide if it needs to go back. I've compared pics and it actually does seem to fit better than the Richmond offering that was a 44" chest...!
Your OK submariner just looks exactly the same as mine.
Sizing up is a good idea. This jumper looks too small on you.