When I ordered the Wipperman 1R8, I flipped back and forth between pictures of the Whitestar and the 1R8 looking for a difference; I also read every description I could find of both chains, and again I couldn't find a difference.

For all I know, Wipperman sells the same chain under two different names and laughs at people like me who spend too much money for something I could've gotten at half the price.

Y'know, like Bud and Michelob?

I should probably order a Whitestar, too, and see if I can tell any difference in real life.