richard sachs's nagasawa

when richard sachs got his nagasawa frame, there was talk on the intertube webs that his frame was a special show bike with extra hand work and shit.  at the time, always cranky american framebuilder bruce gordon spoke up against the tide and said that the nagasawa frame in question was nothing special construction-wise, and that it could not compare with the finest modern american bespoke lugged steel frames.  anyway, this is sachs's frame.  the dolphin-grey would not have been my choice.

update: i wonder if this frame has ever been ridden?  nagasawa road frames are so rare and apparently unavailable in the united states now.  if this is a step-up in filing and finishing from that purple metallic nagasawa road frame, it would be so very interesting to see them side by side.  pictures just don't cut it.  i wonder how the dolphin grey looks in person in the sunshine?  it seems the color may have been chosen to highlight the lugwork.  did mr. sachs pick it or mr. nagasawa?  woolgathering...