The Official Alden Thread for 2018 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

[Joe Schmoe]

Alden’s and watches
Reverse Chamois WTB & Sinn 757
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Have never seen a Sinn IRL, but have often admired them online. Great pic!

 

[johnnymiz]

Sinn looks like it was made for the nato. love that look. and the cheap straps are damned comfortable, too. i'm a big fan of them on dive/pilot type watches.

 

[BackInTheJox]

Natty CXL on Modified.

 

[fourdoggies]

J Crew Natural CXL WTB or, as I refer to them, "compliment supermagnets". Mrs. Darkclassic likes them too - so I got that goin for me, which is nice.

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Every time I see pictures of these I kick myself for not jumping on that J.Crew deal when they were first released. They just didn't speak to me. I guess now I know next time it's better to buy and return than not buy.

Natty CXL on Modified.

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Looking good. Did you size down half a size? Regular width? They don't look very modified last at all.

 

[Misterg12]

Mocha for breakfast. Alden x Leffot mocha shell .

 

[AEShoeMan]

Alden x Leffot alpine grain boots in the office today

 

[Vocans]

Color 8 tankers today. Happy Friday, everyone.

 

[audog]

Leffot suede Indy's for a chilly Friday morning.

 

[Caligula77]

 

[FibroblastsMakeLeather]

Finally got to wearing my Alden 6 eyelet plain toe chukka from B&M. Got rid of the flat laces and went with round laces. I like this look better on these shoes as they are less formal. Still not sure if I know what I'm doing with laces but experimenting has been fun ...

 

[smfdoc]

Its casual Friday and I, too, went with the 6 eyelet chukka. Indoors and outdoor sunrise shots.

 

[fourdoggies]

Two questions.

1. I emailed Alden (with pics) to ask about care/product suggestions for the dryness/peeling on my Ravello shoes and they asked me to send the shoes to them for "inspection." Any clue what that means and what the process entails?

2. Anyone know a good place for a leather dog collar that has a quick release snap buckle instead of the traditional belt buckle with prong?

 

[madhat]

Two questions.

1. I emailed Alden (with pics) to ask about care/product suggestions for the dryness/peeling on my Ravello shoes and they asked me to send the shoes to them for "inspection." Any clue what that means and what the process entails?

2. Anyone know a good place for a leather dog collar that has a quick release snap buckle instead of the traditional belt buckle with prong?

It means they need to see them in person to determine if they need to refinish; pictures aren't enough. They will most likely strip and refinish them with new glazing in the affected areas...or may just strip the glazing.

 

[FibroblastsMakeLeather]

Its casual Friday and I, too, went with the 6 eyelet chukka. Indoors and outdoor sunrise shots.

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Great looking pair of shoes! The Chukkas were my first pair of Alden. I purchased 2 more pair this year. Alden shoes unfortunately were not my entry to my shoe addiction. It started with AE 15 years ago in graduate school. I worked in London for a while and wandered around Jermyn Street. This of course led me to experiment with GYW shoes at places like Charles Tyrwhitt, where I could make mistakes. After making MANY mistakes with fit and style I finally had the courage to go into the Crockett and Jones shop and try on shoes. I also experimented with Alfred Sargent. Because of the pictures on Alden's website I couldn't understand the loyalty for 'clunky' Aldens. This forum, especially pics from @Misterg12 and @BackInTheJox indicated that I should visit an Alden store to see what all the fuss was about. I had a chance to visit Brick and Mortar and lucked into the pair of 6 eyelet Chukkas and started to gain an understanding and appreciation for Aldens. I am now hooked on the culture of different retailers making their own special makeup of the classics!

 

[gilby]

Both are beautiful. Really love the Sinn, I owned a Sinn 104 that I sold earlier this year. They make some great watches!

Have never seen a Sinn IRL, but have often admired them online. Great pic!

Sinn looks like it was made for the nato. love that look. and the cheap straps are damned comfortable, too. i'm a big fan of them on dive/pilot type watches.

Thanks guys! I love a good Sinn, I've got the 757 and a U1T. As far as tool watches go few do them better. I just jumped on the NATO bandwagon and it works great on the 757. Now back to shoes.