About HAT PRICES 2021

Montecristi “Panama” Hats

Weave counts are guidelines, not gospel. I judge Montecristi hats as an expert, with more than 30 years of personal experience buying Montecristi hats at the source. What have I learned? No hats are perfect.

A Buyer Like Me

Also, there is more to it than the math.

In a side-by-side comparison, two hats with the same weave count, may not be equally desirable. They may not even look like they have the same weave count. So part of my pricing system is subjective.

Each hat is also judged as a consumer. Which hat would I want if it was for me. If it’s really obvious, then those two hats should not have the same price.

Exceptional hats may be upgraded to a higher price level. Hats that do not meet my expectations for a particular weave count may be downgraded to a lower price level.

All of my Montecristi hats are blocked (shaped and styled) and finished (ribbon and sweatband sewn) entirely by hand. My Montecristi hats are custom sized to the nearest one-eighth inch or, if you prefer, the nearest half centimeter.

Every hat is obsessed over. It is a binary system – a hat is either Right or Not Right. If it is Not Right, I keep working on it until it is Right.

It doesn’t matter if it is a $600 hat or a $25,000 hat. I can’t just stop working on an uncooperative $600 hat, because I already worked on it more than a reasonable number of hours. If it’s Not Right, I keep working until it is Right.

A writer for National Geographic watched me block hats for a week. At the end of the week, he commented: “Mate, you aren’t charging enough.”

You won’t find a better hat at a better price.

Grade 18 – 19 $600 regular brim styles (to 3 inches)
$700 wider brim styles
324 – 361 (18x18 to 19x19)
Grade 20 – 21 $800 regular brim styles (to 3 inches)
$900 wider brim styles
400 – 441 (20x20 to 21x21)
Grade 22 – 23 $1000 regular brim styles (to 3 inches)
$1100 wider brim styles
484 – 529 (22x22 to 23x23)
Grade 24 – 25 $1350 regular brim styles (to 3 inches)
$1450 wider brim styles
576 – 625 (24x24 to 25x25)
Grade 26 – 27 $1850 regular brim styles (to 3 inches)
$1950 wider brim styles
676 – 729 (26x26 to 27x27)
Grade 28-29 $2350 regular brim styles (to 3 inches)
$2450 wider brim styles
784 – 841 (28x28 to 29x29)

Master Weaver – true Super Finos

Grade 30 - 31 $3000
850 – 961 (30x30 to 31x31)
31x32 and Mil Fino hats (slightly downgraded)
$3500 - $4500

MASTER WEAVER MIL FINO and up

1000+ $5000
1300+ $7500
1600+ $10,000
1800+ $12,500
2050+ $15,000
2250+ $17,500
2500+ $20,000
2500 Simón Espinal   $27,500 - $40,000
when commissioned to be woven for you   $25,000
Time 6 months minimum
3600 Simón Espinal   $40,000
Must be commissioned, time 8 months minimum

PRICES FOR MOST REGULAR BRIM HATS:

$600
$800
$1,000
$1,350
$1,850
$2,350
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000

PRICES FOR MOST WIDE BRIM HATS:

$700
$900
$1,100
$1,450
$1,950
$2,450
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
 
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B2052: 18x17
B2052: 18 x 17 = 306
B1466: 20x20
B1466: 20 x 20 = 400
97575: 20x24
97575: 20 x 24 = 480
B1524: 20.5x18
B1524: 20.5 x 18 = 369
B2087: 21x16
B2087: 21 x 16 = 336
B1689: 21x20
B1689: 21 x 20 = 420
B1402: 21x21
B1402: 21 x 21 = 441
93068: 21x22
93068: 21 x 22 = 462
5513: 21x23
5513: 21 x 23 = 483
5513: 21x25
5513: 21 x 25 = 525
96160: 21x26
96160: 21 x 26 = 546
B1546: 21x21.5
B1546: 21 x 21.5 = 451.5
B1889: 22x19
B1889: 22 x 19 = 418
B1182: 22x20
B1182: 22 x 20 = 440
B1226: 23x19
B1226: 23 x 19 = 437
B1320: 23x22
B1320: 23 x 22 = 506
5125: 23x22
5125: 23 x 22 = 506
B2001: 23x25
B2001: 23 x 25 = 575
B2001: 23x26
B2001: 23 x 26 = 598
B2001: 24x25
B2001: 24 x 25 = 600
97547: 23.5x28
97547: 23.5 x 28 = 658
B235: 24x23
B235: 24 x 23 = 552
B1072: 25x22
B1072: 25 x 22 = 550
B1961: 25x23
B1961: 25 x 23 = 575
B2035: 25x23
B2035: 25 x 23 = 575
6189: 25x27
6189: 25 x 27 = 675
B1497: 26x21
B1497: 26 x 21 = 546
B1997: 26x26
B1997: 26 x 26 = 676
B2130: 26x26
B2130: 26 x 26 = 676
B2130: 31x26
B2130: 31 x 26 = 806
B1360: 26x29
B1360: 26 x 29 = 754
B1251: 27x25
B1251: 27 x 25 = 675
B2013: 27x26
B2013: 27 x 26 = 702
B202: 27x28
B202: 27 x 28 = 756
B1562: 27x29
B1562: 27 x 29 = 783
B2143: 27x31
B2143: 27 x 31 = 837
B2056: 28x24
B2056: 28 x 24 = 672
97522: 28x25
97522: 28 x 25 = 700
B1875: 28x26
B1875: 28 x 26 = 728
B1132: 28x27
B1132: 28 x 27 = 756
B453: 28x27
B453: 28 x 27 = 756
B453: 28x27
B453: 28 x 27 = 756
95260: 28x27
95260: 28 x 27 = 756
B1581: 28x29
B1581: 28 x 29 = 812
B1282: 28x29
B1282: 28 x 29 = 812
B2077: 28x31
B2077: 28 x 31 = 868
B1717: 29x25
B1717: 29 x 25 = 725
B1153B: 29x26
B1153B: 29 x 26 = 754
B1147: 29x26
B1147: 29 x 26 = 754
B2135: 29x27
B2135: 29 x 27 = 783
B2012: 29x28
B2012: 29 x 28 = 812
B1337: 29x29
B1337: 29 x 29 = 841
97030: 29x31
97030: 29 x 31 = 899
96341A: 29x33
96341A: 29 x 33 = 957
A330: 29x33
A330: 29 x 33 = 957
B807: 30x25
B807: 30 x 25 = 750
B1636: 30x26
B1636: 30 x 26 = 780
B1263: 30x26
B1263: 30 x 26 = 780
B1540: 30x28
B1540: 30 x 28 = 840
B1543: 30x35
B1543: 30 x 35 = 1050
B1988: 31x27
B1988: 31 x 27 = 837
B1987: 31x29
B1987: 31 x 29 = 899
B1710: 31x31
B1710: 31 x 31 = 961
B2057: 31x32
B2057: 31 x 32 = 992
B1235: 32x26
B1235: 32 x 26 = 832
B1384: 32x27
B1384: 32 x 27 = 864
B680: 32x28
B680: 32 x 28 = 896
B1131: 32x29
B1131: 32 x 29 = 928
B1340: 32x30
B1340: 32 x 30 = 960
B1682: 32x30
B1682: 32 x 30 = 960
B1716: 32x33
B1716: 32 x 33 = 1056
B2039: 33x31
B2039: 33 x 31 = 1023
B1870: 33x31
B1870: 33 x 31 = 1023
B2053: 33x32
B2053: 33 x 32 = 1056
B1927: 33x33
B1927: 33 x 33 = 1089
B1927: 36x32
B1927: 36 x 32 = 1152
B2078: 34x29
B2078: 34 x 29 = 986
B2079: 34x30
B2079: 34 x 30 = 1020
6272: 34x36
6272: 34 x 36 = 1224
B1837: 34x38
B1837: 34 x 38 = 1292
B1984: 35x28
B1984: 35 x 28 = 980
B1750: 35x32
B1750: 35 x 32 = 1120
B1968: 35x34
B1968: 35 x 34 = 1190
B540: 35x35
B540: 35 x 35 = 1225
B1707: 35x37
B1707: 35 x 37 = 1295
B1928: 36x33
B1928: 36 x 33 = 1188
B1669: 36x34
B1669: 36 x 34 = 1224
5327: 35x35
5327: 35 x 35 = 1225
5327: 36x35
5327: 36 x 35 = 1260
B1306: 36x35
B1306: 36 x 35 = 1260
B1113: 37x35
B1113: 37 x 35 = 1295
B2054: 37x36
B2054: 37 x 36 = 1332
B1945: 38x31
B1945: 38 x 31 = 1178
B1542: 38x33
B1542: 38 x 33 = 1254
B1855: 39x36
B1855: 39 x 36 = 1404
B1851: 39x39
B1851: 39 x 39 = 1521
B1602: 40x32
B1602: 40 x 32 = 1280
B1858: 41x35
B1858: 41 x 35 = 1435
B1858: 42x35
B1858: 42 x 35 = 1470
B1878: 42x36
B1878: 42 x 36 = 1512
B1969: 43x38
B1969: 43 x 38 = 1634
B2090: 43x38
B2090: 43 x 38 = 1634
B2081: 44x38
B2081: 44 x 38 = 1672
B2045: 44x41
B2045: 44 x 41 = 1804
B1895: 47x43
B1895: 47 x 43 = 2021
B1965: 56x54
B1965: 56 x 54 = 3024