Carmina FTW, great review though. The Crockett & Jones look a lot more American with how wide and rounded they are and the Carmina’s are more sleek and elegant like shoes from Spain.
The Alden version of that Carmina PTB is a shoe I've wanted for a long time. Specifically the version in Natural Chromexcel. It's one of my "grails" if we are borrowing terms from the sneakerheads.
I have the black version of the C & j Lanark 3 with a cleated sole and have worn it for six months on the railway and with conditioning Saphir and mirror shine every month and can confirm to their robustness and smartness.
