Regal saddle vintage?

[d_douglas]

I love Regal saddles. I had one for years on my commuter and sold it because someone offered me $60 and I was shortsighted - dumb!

There is a local guy selling a 'mint' one from a Bianchi that he is breaking up. It looks mint and beautiful, but I notice that it has a more textured leather finish vs the smooth finish of my old one. Is that simply because I had worn down the texture over years of riding it and this one is so truly mint that it still has the texture? It also has copper rivets vs the silver rivets on my old one.

I know its an old one, so I am confident it will be comfortable, but I wonder if the texture will wear and smooth out? I am mostly asking because it is not cheap - he wanted $200CAD and has dropped the price to $150CAD so it is essentially full retail for a 30yr old saddle. I imagine that I can get it for less, but somewhere around $120 is where he might agree.

Should I just order a new one or should I try to get this old one for some real OG vibes?