Interesting. I thought that recent Borsalino had glued liners and different crests. I'm not questioning your opinion by any means. I'm no expert on this matter. Wheter it is a vintage or a modern one I don't really care. Of course it is more appealing to say that you own a very old hat. For me what really matters is how I feel wearing the hat. Of course the quality is important and this particular one feels superb. By far the best of my Borsalino. I'm not biased against modern Borsalinos at all. I own a couple and they are quite nice. Any second opinion out there about the age of my hat? do you guys agree with Dreispitz?