CWO Full Zip Sweater - Black

The stitching and weave quality is so high on this sweater. With proper care I’m sure I’ll get years of use out of it. I am already planning on picking up a hoodie as well in the near future.

I’ll be honest. I was nervous ordering from Prometheus.

I’d never heard of them before. No mainstream hype. No big retail presence. Just a website and a price tag that makes you pause.

There was a real moment where I thought, am I about to spend serious money and receive some cheap plastic-feeling garbage that looks good in photos?

That’s where the psychology kicks in.

There’s something called the price–quality heuristic. It’s the idea that when something costs more, we assume it’s better. Our brains do it automatically.

Then there’s the Veblen effect. Sometimes something feels desirable just because it’s expensive or exclusive.

So I knew those biases were in play. I was aware of them.

But when the sweater showed up, all that theory went out the window.

The weight is substantial.
The wool feels intentional, not soft for the sake of softness.
The structure holds.
The stitching is clean and consistent.
It doesn’t feel mass-produced. It feels built.

I wasn’t convincing myself I liked it.

I was actually impressed.

Not in a hype way. In a “this is dialed in” way.

If anything, the surprise worked in the opposite direction. I expected to be skeptical. Instead, I ended up respecting the company.

This wasn’t expensive for the sake of being expensive.

It was expensive because it’s made properly.

And that’s a difference you can feel immediately.

Promethues gets 5 stars for turn around on their products. I ordered the sweater, and within 4 - 5 days it was in my hands in backwoods Wyoming.

My first impression - THIS SWEATER IS HEAVY. Pulling it out of the box I could feel the immense weight of the item. I have several merino wool sweaters and none of them weigh what this sweater weighs.

My second impression - nice details, stitching, beautiful label “Made in Italy” (Italians are even proud of their labels - I like those details).

My third impression - I ordered the largest size they have, read their fit guidelines and everything, but when I put it on, it, like all Euro clothing, runs a bit small. It fits but it’s tight.

After having worn the sweater for a little more than a week now, I am worried about “pilling.” Well woven wool should not pill. (That’s when you get little balls of wool showing up in wear areas.) I’m a bit disappointed about this development.

In summary, this is a great sweater for fashionistas or if you want to compete in a “Daniel Craig/James Bond” look alike contest. If you are a fat M’erican like me - its going to be tight. If you want to use this to scale craggy mountain peaks, you probably should stick with the modern fabrics because you’ll die trying to pack this heavy sweater to the summit.

Great sweater!! Looks fantastic, it’s warm and it’s soft.

CWO Full Zip Sweater - Black