If you are still evaluating your options, I would add one more for consideration: Travelpro's line aimed at airline pilots. It is better built than Platinum (and thus much better than Maxlite), probably looks less glamorous, is not advertised to public (but you can buy), comes only in black, and costs less than one third of B&R.

https://www.mypilotstore.com/mypilot...pro_FlightCrew