** Quintessential Crockett & Jones Thread ** (reviews, quality, etc...)

[shoefan57]

The “Wedge rubber sole” reminds me of soles on the cheap shoes we wore as penniless students. I hate the fact that they’ve scaled back the range of size 11.5 and the Hangrade range being diminished and frozen in aspic.

 

[upr_crust]

x-post WAYWRN - Crockett & Jones for New & Lingwood demi-boots, unknown brand socks, BB trews . . .

 

[Aurdelon]

 

[Crafty Cumbrian]

Lindrick..

 

[Von Knauzenstein]

Just another Islay Day

 

[T1mb0]

Happy Easter All 🍻

C&J suede having a clean and spray protector application after a lot of wear the last few weeks.

 

[Von Knauzenstein]

The Scotch grain Sandhurst needed quite some breaking in and for my feet and i think the 325 is a tad more comfortable (more room in the heel) then the 375 last but we get along just fine after the turbulent honeymoon weeks. It’s developing already a nice patina.

 

[BurgundyOxfords]

The Scotch grain Sandhurst needed quite some breaking in and for my feet and i think the 325 is a tad more comfortable (more room in the heel) then the 375 last but we get along just fine after the turbulent honeymoon weeks. It’s developing already a nice patina.

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My new brown Isly scotch grain need zero break in. Have you noticed a difference in the break in between your old and new Islays? Or a difference in toe and heel cap stiffness and cap size?

 

[Von Knauzenstein]

My new brown Isly scotch grain need zero break in. Have you noticed a difference in the break in between your old and new Islays? Or a difference in toe and heel cap stiffness and cap size?

Not that im aware of. Lucky you, most of my C&J Scotch grain i had to break in. Except the Pembroke in dark brown Scotch grain and Coniston in black Scotch grain. The Coniston in tan where very stiff. Strange.

 

[BurgundyOxfords]

Not that im aware of. Lucky you, most of my C&J Scotch grain i had to break in. Except the Pembroke in dark brown Scotch grain and Coniston in black Scotch grain. The Coniston in tan where very stiff. Strange.

I’ve tried a 2017 Pembroke in tan scotch and it was much stiffer than my Islay. But it had a super stiff toe cap too much stiffer than the one one the my 2023 produced Islay

 

[Von Knauzenstein]

I’ve tried a 2017 Pembroke in tan scotch and it was much stiffer than my Islay. But it had a super stiff toe cap too much stiffer than the one one the my 2023 produced Islay

I think -correct me if im wrong- that by design the Islay and Pembroke don’t have a toe cap like the e.g. Coniston and Sandhurst.

 

[BurgundyOxfords]

I think -correct me if im wrong- that by design the Islay and Pembroke don’t have a toe cap like the e.g. Coniston and Sandhurst.

I mean the toe cap thick leather peace beneath the upper leather that gives structure.

 

[Von Knauzenstein]

I mean the toe cap thick leather peace beneath the upper leather that gives structure.

It’s possible and likely that some batches of leather can be stiffer than others, its a natural product. Maybe that’s an explanation of the different feeling of the same model during the years, I don’t think that C&J changes the last or way of stitching.

 

[Von Knauzenstein]

It’s possible and likely that some batches of leather can be stiffer than others, its a natural product. Maybe that’s an explanation of the different feeling of the same model during the years, I don’t think that C&J changes the last or way of stitching.

Hmm… or maybe the specific individual at the factory that makes the boot. That is also a variable factor that can influence the feeling maybe? If he was drunk all weekend than he makes a different shoe on Monday than he was sober. For good or bad I don’t know haha

 

[Geeman]

Just bought their Chelsea number 5 in dark roughout. Very pleased with them so far

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