Merlin Clothing

I have been searching for an alternative to my tatty old leather jacket and have been looking at Merlin waxed cotton jackets for quite a while trying to work out which one I should get. I was ideally hoping to find something for all seasons, that is probably a bit too much to ask but we'll see.
I could have got away with a smaller size but it's plenty big enough to get more layers under it in Winter, it fits over my leather jacket if I remove some of the protection first although that would be very heavy !
I've been wearing it every day for a couple of weeks and it's still not fully broken in, I only used the thermal layer one time, it has a moderate amount of insulation, not enough for very cold weather unless you layer up.
The weather has gone very warm this week and I have discovered the limitations of the ventilation but with the cuffs unfastened the main zip open and just a couple of press studs fastened at the front you can increase the airflow a lot while you are moving !
When I first got it I had to wipe it down quite a lot with old towels to take off some of the excess 'wax' which feels more like light oil and covers your hands etc, after wiping most of this off it is less of a problem but I'm hoping it will stop coming off eventually. It leaves oily patches on everything it touches including my bike seat, not sure if this is normal but I had a Belstaff jacket many years ago and don't remember this happening. I'm guessing it's just because they used a very thin type of wax and when the time comes to reapply the wax I can use a heavier grade to avoid this.
Overall I'm happy, it's very good quality and I haven't found any flaws or defects at all, more pockets than I need and definitely a good alternative to a worn out old leather jacket.