It took a bit of patience to place the order, but I didn't mind -- they are busy, and I'm sure that selling parts is not their primary focus. Once I placed the order though, it arrived in exactly 1 week, and that's very cool. Here's what I received today:
I'm especially excited about the new paddles -- hadn't seen ones like this from Willson before, just the "saucer" or "black pad" styles of paddles. These are more slender, and seem like the ergonomics will be quite nice. Plus, they were even nice enough to engrave my serial number on the new paddle bar for me. Overall quality is top-notch, and exactly what you'd expect from Willson. This was NOT inexpensive, but it seems totally worth it.
I'm on the fence about getting the parts silver plated -- seemed like a good idea initially, but there's not much that is raw brass here, so it doesn't really bother me, and I might just get it installed as-is. If anything, just the thumb ring.
Just thought people may find this interesting since there's been a lot of talk recently about whether or not they can buy parts from certain companies. The answer from Willson was certainly "yes," and I bought it from them directly. Just a dude ready to send some CHF.
