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Thank you for your response. Based on your response, it would make sense that silk is more expensive given that the characteristics of both materials are very similar as I suspected. You are probably right about breaking in the knot. I imagine what makes it difficult to break in is simply because the silk and satin outer materials "slip" and thus don't hold the knot in place very well before the inside material has broken in. Cotton, on the other hand, creates more friction, so it doesn't slip, and the knot holds thus allowing it to break in faster. If anyone has any more info they could throw in about different experiences between silk and satin please do.

I don't mean to bring up another topic on types of belts, but every one that I found states the general differences between cotton and satin/silk. I could not find any information on the difference between satin and silk specifically. Assuming it is from an high quality company, how have your experiences differed between silk and satin? Looking at the most recommended brands, I noticed Shureido and Eosin Panther don't even offer silk, just satin as their top of the line nice belts. Tokaido and Hirota have both. Obviously silk is more expensive. Does silk hold up better? Is it harder to "break in" for knots? Would you say it looks nicer than satin? Or is the higher price simply from the fact that it's silk? Most of the other posts seem to describe silk and satin as the same thing. I figure they are probably quite similar in all the characteristics I ask about, but I just wonder if there is a difference at all because if they are so similar why even bother with the more expensive silk? Again, I suppose it could simply come down to the fact that it's silk, and you can have that much more bragging rights.