I got a Rua today as well, which is what I wanted. Happy I got it at SPeu AND they toss in a free Sherlock Holmes tamper this week with a new Peterson 
Peterson Pipe of the Year 2023
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I picked up a PSB Rua today, #81. Wow, they went fast. I could have grabbed a Natural, but at $472, too rich for my blood.
I picked up a PSB Rua today, #81. Wow, they went fast. I could have grabbed a Natural, but at $472, too rich for my blood.
Who you calling a yo-yo? I’ve been called a mo-mo but never a yo-yo.
I don’t know if I’ll ever drive a Ferrari so I’m happy to smoke a knob.
Against all my good judgment I bought 2 of the POY
A Heritage, 875/1100, yesterday at SPE
And a Terracotta, 477/1100, this morning, at SPC.
I just hope they will smoke well.
A Heritage, 875/1100, yesterday at SPE
And a Terracotta, 477/1100, this morning, at SPC.
I just hope they will smoke well.
Yup, me too. That's a hefty price tag.
The Supreme silver on Peterson's website site were 610 euros...
That was it! I didn't have time to do a screen grab.
Moved quickly and was able to snag a PSB Rua. Looking forward to seeing it in person.
Anyone get a double-sold notice from SP today or is it just me? 
Oh man, that sucks.Anyone get a double-sold notice from SP today or is it just me?
Did get lucky and grabbed a Rua. Forgot they even released yesterday and almost missed it. I’m a fan of Peterson’s so always try and get a St Patrick’s and a PotY. I will say though, prices are getting to the point where I’m getting a lot more picky on which ones.
I got a shipping notice, so I apparently survived.Anyone get a double-sold notice from SP today or is it just me?
I was worried, I hadn't bought anything in a while, I and when I went to checkout, my card had expired. It took me a few minutes to update that, I was sweating.
Wow, that’s great! Glad you were able to sort that out in time.
Good score there!
I just scrolled through SPs remaining and didn’t see much exciting in the blasts
The overall look of the shape i do like. In fact, I’d say it’s growing on me. I might wind up snagging one. The heritage finish maybe?
Yeah the heritage is great. It works really well with capturing that feel of when the pipe was originally made. I think a dark smooth would've been great but I think they opted for terracotta in place of it on this release.
The dark smooth finish is one of my favorites. I usually go for that when it's an option. I like terracotta almost as much, which is what I went for in this release. I saw a couple naturals but the price is just getting too dear for me to justify those. There seems to be a 25% price markup on the PoTY models of the same finish versus the Deluxe Classics (at least that's the case for the terracotta finish). I'm sure it's justified by the additional work of one-off nature they do to bring these special models to life (versus a standardly available line where the overhead is long since recouped).
I was glad to be able to get a terracotta with some pleasant birdseye grain. I appreciated that there seemed to be many more smooth and higher quality finishes this release versus recent past. It was a much more pleasant shopping experience.
Peterson shape 69 is one of my favorite bent pipe shapes, so I'm really looking forward to trying out this X160 sibling. The swan-like curves on it are beautiful. I really appreciate Peterson's attention to their past with reinstantiating these "lost" shapes from their historic catalogs.
Peterson shape 69 is one of my favorite bent pipe shapes, so I'm really looking forward to trying out this X160 sibling. The swan-like curves on it are beautiful. I really appreciate Peterson's attention to their past with reinstantiating these "lost" shapes from their historic catalogs.