Depending on how they fit your feet, they might rub a little as they are relatively roomy. Personally, I can walk in them all day and be fine but I have worn them on a city trip over a long weekend and by the last day they hurt my heel due to the minor rub, as they are quite a heavy boot. This of course will also come down to individual sizing.
Sapphire you are using on the chukka boots is an undercoat which you apply other shoe cream n wax on top of it alternatively you can purchase an mink oil topcoat which is coated as the last external top coat which is oil based to “waterproof” against rain n shine this is also to protect the shoe cream n wax coat below it which you initially coated as a primer
I was in the Crockett & Jones Jermyn Street shop! The old one on the end of Turnbull & Asser that is now shut. A man walked in with that same model in the video. His shoes were a total mess and he asked to have them refurbished and he bought another pair of the same model. When i asked the staff how it was possible to refurbish such a poorly kept shoe the assistant rolled his eyes and said he’d seen worse. For quite an unimpressive looking man his shoes looked a million dollars.
Eu gosto do vincos. Eles passam uma impressão de muito conforto e que a bota se moldou perfeitamente ao pé. Acredito também, que transmitem história e personalidade ao calçado. 👍🇧🇷
Interesting to note your comments on Renovateur and white/water spots. I've suffered this issue on several pairs of new shoes lately, new shoes which I've treated with renovateur straight out of the box. I've been blaming the shoe manufacturer(s) and 'modern' leathers, maybe it's me and the renovateur. Never had the problem in the past, but I've only been using renovateur on new shoes recently, previously it's worked fine on older shoes which already have a little patina, shoe cream and polish. Funnily enough, I dropped off a pair of Meermin double monk straps at a local shoe repair shop yesterday to remove these darn spots.
Thx for review. My right foot is larger due to my big toe which quite often will touch the front side and be painful at my mail so I look for pair with soft leather and wide models at level of the toe. Have you tried the Brogue shoes also from CJ?
Brilliant shoe, I have the Moltons, and I've been eyeing these for quite a bit, I wear an 8E even though in Carmina I wear 8.5, would u say I should order the same C&J size? Thanks again!
Hi, I don’t own Carmina shoes but from what I hear the sizes are comparable. C&J customer service will be able to answer that for you. I can say that these boots are a little roomier than the Tetbury and more casual. I find them more versatile because of that and wear them more often.
They do look narrow but they're not. I have wide feet. The 341 last (which the Brecon is on) is actually wider than many others, including the 325 (Coniston) which many regard as a wider last. If you have wide feet, you will be happy with these boots.
@@ashleysteed5853I find the 341 last intolerably narrow. The only time I’ve found it works on my feet is in suede, I couldn’t imagine wearing them with thicker country socks. I have sold a pair of Bradford’s because they just would not work on my feet in the 341 last.
Renovateur, being a conditioner, should be used sparingly. Perhaps once a year or when the leather is feeling dry. It may have waxes in it which give a shine but that is not its main purpose. From my experience it will also strip off existing burnishing and finishes so should be used with care. These boots are made with country grain leather. All grain leathers are a corrected leather with a hardened, water resistant surface created by the heat and pressure used to emboss the grain pattern (which is what gives it such great weather resistance). You'll find that all conditioners will tend to lay on the surface of this type of leather to some degree and plenty of brushing after application is required to remove excess which otherwise will reappear when the leather gets wet. Personally I'd mainly only use a little polish on these to help the weather resistance and use dark brown shoe cream sparingly to cover up any scuffs (with plenty of brushing afterwards). You may find you never need to use a conditioner at all. I may be telling you next what you already know next but people do get confused so apologies. Conditioners moisturise the leather when it is dry, shoe creams moisturise a little but mainly add colour to the leather, and polishes add a little colour but their primary purpose is to add a protective barrier and shine.
@@ashleysteed5853 Could you explain further ? They mention all three steps (which is fine) but grain leather ( and most leathers) does not require conditioning on a regular basis unless you spend your life walking through salt and slush. Many cobblers will tell you that more expensive shoes are damaged nowadays from over conditioning than under conditioning. Conditioning your shoes is something that should take place very infrequently under normal conditions. You may not wish to believe a stranger on the internet but there are loads of resources out there you can check. I'll add that over the years I have used a couple of jars of renovateur myself as well as many alternatives and have a very large footwear collection.
@@UnknownUser-rb9pd Grain leather from Crockett and Jones is just embossed calf, nothing more. I use renovateur on all my Crockett and Jones including my Isla, Coniston and Brecon as advised by the manufacturer. I also use it on all my Church's shoes and boots (all 11 of them) and on my Cheaney and Trickers. Never had a issue with it and I will continue to take advice directly from the manufacturers of my shoes. If you are telling the internet to only put oils back into the leather once a year then there will be a lot of people with dry and cracked leather shoes/boots. I have tried to post links to Crockett and Jones Grain Leather care advice but the comments are removed.
@@ashleysteed5853 I agree that this is just embossed calf. Grain leather was developed to make it more weather resistant and the embossing is done with heat and pressure that helps to seal the surface to some degree (not completely). I think we'll agree to disagree on the rest though I will point out that there are a large number of people buying vintage shoes such as Florsheim's on ebay that have had nothing but an occasional polish with Kiwi and yet are still perfectly fine 40 or 50 years later. I will urge you to do some research online regarding how frequent leather should be conditioned and there are specific threads on this sort of thing on forums such as Styleforum (where experienced shoe repairers post) but I'm fairly sure that even the manufacturers are not suggesting that you condition your shoes every time you polish them. Slightly at a tangent...the reality is that there is a lot of hype around brands such as Saphir (which were not readily available in most international markets up until recently ) and how petroleum products in other brands are bad for leather (skin) with absolutely no evidence . These are a bit like designer skin care products as opposed to vaseline (petroleum jelly) that we've been putting on babies skin for generations. And manufacturers have discovered they are a very profitable sideline.
Honestly, it isn’t a ‘must’, but if you want your shoes to keep their shape better over many many years, it is certainly recommended. You don’t need to get the C&J shoe trees, just go on Amazon and get some decent cedar wood ones (approx. $25) They are significantly less expensive and will do the job just as well.
@@teamhonzilla I only know the UK sizes and are good for that. I’d air on the side of caution as they narrow at the front. But people always comment on them in a positive way.
Just bought this exact shoe for my first job. Everyone said that you can’t go wrong with a black cap toe Oxford and these are the best that I could afford. The last/shape is exceptional as well, much better styling than anything we Americans make these days
@@cooch555 Thank you for the kind words. My father has a few pairs of the old Peal & Co shoes that are 30+ years old and still intact so I am not worried. Despite the stereotypes, British craftsmanship hasn’t really let me down. I drive a Land Rover and have an old RAF military-issue iwc watch - both have been excellent.
There is the small family-run shoe business "Bodileys of Northampton" in the UK which sell the "Skye 3" boot basically just under a different name. It is called the "Highland" in their "Mayfair" collection and is produced by Crockett & Jones to be quasi identical to the discontinued Skye 3. I have ordered the boots myself and am very pleased with them so far.
Hi Thomas, unfortunately not. I believe they are used for the Pembrokes, which I don’t own, but imagine the G width will look in proportion as the Pembroke is a slightly ‘chunkier’ shoe anyway.
How well does the Crockett and Jones shoe tree work for the 348 last? I have the Hallam in dark brown and got the Saphire chiseled toe shoe tree which works pretty well. I just bought the Hallam in black city sole and was thinking of getting the Saphire shoe tree again but thought I'd ask first.
A deer polishing bone might work well. I bought one from Kirby Allison's Hanger Project store. I haven't used it yet, just cause my Tetburys are still brand new. But it does say in the product description "for waxed calf shoes" in addition to it's primary function of caring for cordovan shoes.
