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

[MrFingers]

finally got myself a pair of pembrokes! Would continuous polishing and use of cream (dark brown) be a good way to darken these?

 

[Style989]

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finally got myself a pair of pembrokes! Would continuous polishing and use of cream (dark brown) be a good way to darken these?

dark cream will change the colour very quickly

 

[Erikdayo]

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finally got myself a pair of pembrokes! Would continuous polishing and use of cream (dark brown) be a good way to darken these?

Looking great. Would love to see more pictures of these in different lighting. Sometimes they look orangey brown sort of tan/brown like here, but sometimes I see pictures of them looking much much lighter.

 

[MrFingers]

dark cream will change the colour very quickly

Would dark brown saphir do the trick?

 

[MrFingers]

Looking great. Would love to see more pictures of these in different lighting. Sometimes they look orangey brown sort of tan/brown like here, but sometimes I see pictures of them looking much much lighter.

Absolutely chief. Will bust out the camera and upload some. They’re def a shade or two darker than tan but not quite nearly as dark brown as I’d want them to be.

 

[Crafty Cumbrian]

The sea, the Skye..

 

[Style989]

Would dark brown saphir do the trick?

yes, my Alex were a nice mid brown. one application of dark brown Saphir cream completely darkened them

 

[MrFingers]

yes, my Alex were a nice mid brown. one application of dark brown Saphir cream completely darkened them

After they change their color, do you just keep applying dark brown? Or what’s the best way to maintain a shade once it’s achieved?

 

[BColl_Has_Too_Many_Shoes]

Would dark brown saphir do the trick?

yes, my Alex were a nice mid brown. one application of dark brown Saphir cream completely darkened them

As @Style989 mentioned, dark brown will darken them considerably.
Aside from being darker, you can "customize" them to a certain extent. What I mean is, you don't have to restrict yourself to dark brown. You can apply dark brown, color 8, mahagony, etc. Either any or all of those colors. You can select darker shades so they retain that darker aspect, but under certain lighting conditions would exhibit more depth.

 

[MrFingers]

As @Style989 mentioned, dark brown will darken them considerably.
Aside from being darker you can "customize" them to a certain extent. What I mean is, you don't have to restrict yourself to dark brown. You can apply dark brown, color 8, mahagony, etc. Either any or all of those colors. You can select darker shades so they retain that darker aspect, but under certain lighting conditions would exhibit more depth.

Thank you for the explanation good sir!

 

[Neville Southall]

Beat boot C&J ever made.

 

[Crafty Cumbrian]

Beat boot C&J ever made.
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Great last, I have a “few”…

 

[Mr_Spud]

Beat boot C&J ever made.
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They do look fabulous. How would you compare this last shape to the 325 on the Coniston?

 

[CWL317]

Absolutely chief. Will bust out the camera and upload some. They’re def a shade or two darker than tan but not quite nearly as dark brown as I’d want them to be.

Mine are also tan scotch grain but were somewhat darker when new. This is a picture of them unworn out of the box 10 years ago.

This is them now…

 

[Moostyle]

Well, after 6 months of semi-regular wear I can now say that the Harlechs I bought have broken in and become way more comfortable, moulding to my foot. The wears and use of shoe trees, not to mention a couple of Saphir spa sessions, has really softened the shell and allowed it to stretch out a little so that I now no longer feel the slight pinkie toe bumps that I used to, in fact it somehow feels like I have much more space to move my foot. I am pleasantly surprised by how supple it is, the Maduro shell on my Grant Stone Edwards really feels like stiff cardboard in comparison.