Hi again Ted,

If I start with the Argyle pockets as I have my jacket sitting in front of me.

The pocket flaps have three points at the bottom, with an arch in between. There are three visible buttons again with very prominent stitching going either from the top of the pocket or from the button all the way to the bottom of the flap. The buttons can be in a straight line or in a shallow "V" - the centre one being the lowest. The centre button lines up vertically with the centre point and the other two buttons line up vertically with the centres of the arches. I have seen some variation as to the placement of buttons and depth of arches - I think it comes down to the individual tailor and the current style.

A Braemar cuff is to my mind a most peculiar thing because I can't see how they were supposed to work originally. If you can imagine an Argyle pocket flap rotated through 90 degrees and put on the cuff - but up two inches at least from the bottom of the sleeve (so above the wrist). The top starts as you say at the inner seam and the lower end or points are half way across the cuff. Again three points and two arches, but very flat arches. A quick glance and one might believe that the edge was straight. In fact, I have seen cuffs that were straight. This time there is no stitching, just three visible buttons, which tend to be closer to the three points. From a distance the buttons look vertical as opposed to horizontal with the Argyle.

Because it does not sit at end of the sleeve, I can't see what this cuff was supposed to do and I wonder if it was more to do with 'style' rather than having a function.

By the way, the pocket flaps on my Braemar are very similar to Argyle pocket flaps.

Regards

Chas