Yesterday I received this 1982 specimen and all I can say is WOW! It is my first blue label 602 (i have a couple black labels and pre-serials). THis is an unbelievable cymbal - i normally play 20" crashes but one I will definitely use. It is full, warm, sparkling, shimmering and not "splashy" sounding at all, which I often find to be the case with smaller cymbals. And the fact that it is a medium as opposed to a thin crash, means that you don't always have to worry about the thing cracking. It is a truly amazing cymbal! I just need to clean it up a bit - this one must shine - but preserve the ink Walking