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post #6736 of 53664
10/17/10 at 11:39am
Thanks Here is a shot with my Titanium Panerai 176g 1 of 400. I posted my watch because I can see this becoming a similar obsession. The sun is hitting them directly so the actually color is slightly darker. I post processed a touch to show the leather.
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post #6737 of 53664
10/17/10 at 1:20pm
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Originally Posted by weedlewalker View Post
Thanks
Here is a shot with my Titanium Panerai 176g 1 of 400. I posted my watch because I can see this becoming a similar obsession.
The sun is hitting them directly so the actually color is slightly darker. I post processed a touch to show the leather.
WOW! Great boots. Fantastic watch!

OK, Update on the crepe soles. These are some great wingtips I wear a lot in the rain and snow. I have a lot of miles on these and I see what the earlier posts were talking about.

Uppers look great. Maybe better than new and I scraped the toe bad on one of these:



The bottoms showing the leather. The pictures make it look worse than in person. This does not really bother me but I thought I would post for the community.





New:



Though crepe is comfortable I really do not see me getting any more crepe soles. Not because of this but because I find the bottoms always look dirty. This is a pair of shoes that has never fitted me properly. I believe they are Grant last and the left shoe fits great. The right shoe scrunches my little toe. I have found a couple of pairs of socks that work great and make it hardly noticeable.

If I get them resoled by Alden I will see if they can do anything about that.

Is it possible to get crepe soled shoes resoled with a commando sole? I will probably have the leather toes replaced before I resole the shoe but I am curious.
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post #6738 of 53664
10/17/10 at 2:01pm
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Is it possible to get crepe soled shoes resoled with a commando sole? I will probably have the leather toes replaced before I resole the shoe but I am curious.

Yes, alden will replace crepe with commando soles when you send them in for recrafting.
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post #6739 of 53664
10/17/10 at 2:02pm
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Originally Posted by srivats View Post
Yes, alden will replace crepe with commando soles when you send them in for recrafting.
Thank you.
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post #6740 of 53664
10/17/10 at 2:03pm
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Yeah, those are sweet. I've really been into ravello lately.




Nice!
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post #6741 of 53664
10/17/10 at 2:10pm
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Originally Posted by weedlewalker View Post
Thanks
Here is a shot with my Titanium Panerai 176g 1 of 400. I posted my watch because I can see this becoming a similar obsession.


One of these might go better:
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post #6742 of 53664
10/17/10 at 2:14pm

cigar tassels
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post #6743 of 53664
10/17/10 at 3:30pm
two of my favorite things: Ravello and my cat
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post #6744 of 53664
10/17/10 at 8:40pm
I am glad to see that I am not the only one that is Alden as well as Panerai obsessed. 6 pairs of Alden, and 4 Panerai's. . .and many many more of both I have on my wish list.
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post #6745 of 53664
10/17/10 at 9:56pm
Mac - I'm wearing cigar tassels today as well. Sorry, no pics available and no argyles either. Plain boring brown socks. Great Highway - Very pretty cat. One of mine just loves to rub on my shoes. She has the same shoe fetish that I do.
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post #6746 of 53664
10/18/10 at 12:52am
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Originally Posted by NAMOR View Post
Today I received my Alden Indy seconds from shoemart.com. I picked them up for 299 shipped. I was curious to see what imperfections would appear on the shoe and there were a few. They include:

"¢\tSmudge on the toe box of the left boot
"¢\tMetal shoelace clasp is bent in
"¢\tLeather on the right boot heel looks cut
"¢\tBoot looks worn. Leather shows minor creasing especially on tongue and sole has the appearance that it was walked on

Now for the sizing, the boot is slightly too big. Im kind of pissed because I went down a half size and its still too big. I wear a size 12 equivalent dress shoe in Testoni, a 12 in converse and an XL in Rainbow sandles. My Indy is a 11.5E but that was with a dress sock. I figure of I wear a thicker sock than they will fit just fine. All in all a great boot for the price.

<img src="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tI0-bd-I-mhuMjnoAvrF8cTl-68_fr0PmV02LcnWJ3Y?" />

<img src="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kXY1tb33VwXViIgdQf0DbsTl-68_fr0PmV02LcnWJ3Y? />

<img src="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qIqQVTQxXdTcRBitiKWLLMTl-68_fr0PmV02LcnWJ3Y?" />

<img src="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GerY8izP95g6CQ2_7jqTc8Tl-68_fr0PmV02LcnWJ3Y?" />

<img src="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VLRYw84U_ESSEO5_UvQ2psTl-68_fr0PmV02LcnWJ3Y?" />

<img src="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/MKJHOvxGXaYclFmndySOLsTl-68_fr0PmV02LcnWJ3Y? />

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bfIp0w6cus4/TL...016_105944.jpg

So correct me but are those used? If so did you find them on the shoemart website? I have looked and can't find anything like that on the website.
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post #6747 of 53664
10/18/10 at 1:07am
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Originally Posted by Newstyle View Post
So correct me but are those used? If so did you find them on the shoemart website? I have looked and can't find anything like that on the website.

factory seconds aren't on the website.

you have to sign up for it through shoemart
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post #6748 of 53664
10/18/10 at 1:17am
visited the alden store on madison today...

i've been there numerous times and always had great customer service etc. today, it was this older gentleman, kinda stocky. INSANELY RUDE.

called me kid and was mad when I asked to try a different size.

"kid i know your size and that's not your size." (it was my size)

as i left i bought a pair of alden shoe trees for my other aldens. i came home and realized he charged me 40 bucks for the trees?!

i went back and asked to return them he goes "why'd you buy em kid?!"

i nearly snapped but maintained my cool and told them they had always been $30. he then told me the price went up.

"well sir, shoe mart still has them for $30."

"shoe mart isn't on madison ave kid! they're in shit kicker ville"

"wow!" i said

i didn't even want to argue anaymore so i just took my voided receipt and left.

absolute hell...i'm never buying shoes there ever again.

it's leather soul, leffot or bust.
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post #6749 of 53664
10/18/10 at 2:06am
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Originally Posted by chestercopperpot View Post

i didn't even want to argue anaymore so i just took my voided receipt and left.

absolute hell...i'm never buying shoes there ever again.

They need a better employee training program \t
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post #6750 of 53664
10/18/10 at 2:30am
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Originally Posted by chestercopperpot View Post
factory seconds aren't on the website.

you have to sign up for it through shoemart

How do you do that?
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