Panama Hat Works of Montecristi - Grading of Panama Hats

Grading Panama Hats

Grading Panama hats is not an easy task. The fact of the matter is that no industry standard guides the grading of Panama hats anywhere in the world. Sellers use numbers, complicated math, or fancy brand names to sell their Panama hats. Some sellers don't say anything about what grade their Panama hats are, nor do they offer an explanation for their grading of Panama hats. For Montecristi hats, we'll just list the approximate numbe of weaves that cross a ruler as we count one inch. For Cuenca, we'll use the common number grade system of 1-11 Brisa and 2-24 Llano