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Especially for something called a Crawgator...
I feel like you really should have to walk into the store, if for no other reason than to prove that you can.
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Especially for something called a Crawgator...
I feel like you really should have to walk into the store, if for no other reason than to prove that you can.
Have a look at Hodinkee, the best watch site on the web. Their archives have a lot of watch and band combos to give you some ideas.I know that some of you are vintage watch fans, too. I found this in a box of costume jewelry that someone gave to Mrs. Nealjpage. I'm gonna clean it up and order a battery for it. What sort of watch band would this have had originally?
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How about a compromise? In Nebraska they have drive in liquor stores. I call 'em beer garages. You have to get out of your car to make the purchase.
I feel like you really should have to walk into the store, if for no other reason than to prove that you can.
This week I'm wearing these 1940's Winthrop spectators. I got these for $15 a few years ago on eBay. The seller had titled the listing as "funky 70s shoes"
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I would remember those J as they would go great with me Dacks from our brother up yonder! Back at the rock quarry after the 9th and will take a look. Just got my EBay Alden loafers today...awesome but feet were sore from climbing around the lake for a few days so the maiden soon.The Goodwill Crockett & Jones pair from Thursday; Dack's trees fit them best. @Resipsaloquitor, did you end up with an odd Dack's tree last time we met up? LMK, I'd like to reunite a pair if they match one of these next time we get together.
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Antique Burnished Tan is what C&J calls this color. Their own-brand equivalent model is the 'Rosebery'.
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Stuart's Choice branding on the footbed, but they're marked 330 inside which is a classic C&J last.
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Total vintage violation but these are great shoes, wish they were my size.
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Interesting, I didn’t know that (regarding batteries).Worth noting that due to modern batteries, it's unlikely even after a service you'll get the 1min per month accuracy when they were new.
I was told my 5 min per month is pretty reasonable.
A couple years ago these guys were the recommended servicers; average watch guys aren't recommend
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Here’s my first attempt at a museum patina. I used to some Allen Edmonds Warwicks. I bought these several years ago off of eBay. I really like the style, but the leather on the right shoe has not held up well in spite of my fastidious care. There’s some cracking on the vamp and the leather on that shoe just seems inferior. Someone at the AE factory had a bad day at the sewing machine. The heel stitching is uneven and the strap area was sewn so tightly that they split after the first wear. The seller took them back and had them repairs (he lived in Milwaukee and said he had a friend at the AE factory. Bottom line is they were a good pair to experiment with.
I followed this video on YouTube. This guy does pretty cool patinas.
It seemed easy enough. I stripped the shoes with acetone.
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I coated each shoe with diluted burgundy shoe dye. Then I started dabbing spots of burgundy and light brown undiluted shoe dye. At some point, I mistakingly used oil based dye for the light brown on one of the shoes. It was giving off a weird sheen. So I stripped that shoe again. That move resulted in slightly mismatched underlying color between the two shoes. I didn’t really notice that until the end. When I was done dabbing spots of dye, I thought I had actually ruined the shoes. Here’s what they looked like. View attachment 1431107 View attachment 1431108
But when I started conditioning them with Saphir renovateur, they actually started to look cool. Somehow conditioning blended the colors and brings out the underlying red tones. In the end, I achieved a nice, subtle museum patína. It’s hard to see from the photos, but it’s there. The only thing bothering me is that the underlying red tones are slightly different but it’s probably something only I will notice. Here are the results.
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Wut?Especially for something called a Crawgator...
Howabout the drive-thru daiquiri tradition in Louisiana? I've never been, but when I get there I'm going to go see what that's all about, as a passenger. Seem to be quite a thing down there.
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It's a flavor quoted above.No one seems to be able to tell me what it is though!Wut?
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Would this pair be something worth cleaning up? This isn't something i have done before so i'm just curious about the small cracks on the side and what not. Any bit of advice is appreciated.
Here’s my first attempt at a museum patina. I used to some Allen Edmonds Warwicks. I bought these several years ago off of eBay. I really like the style, but the leather on the right shoe has not held up well in spite of my fastidious care. There’s some cracking on the vamp and the leather on that shoe just seems inferior. Someone at the AE factory had a bad day at the sewing machine. The heel stitching is uneven and the strap area was sewn so tightly that they split after the first wear. The seller took them back and had them repairs (he lived in Milwaukee and said he had a friend at the AE factory. Bottom line is they were a good pair to experiment with.
I followed this video on YouTube. This guy does pretty cool patinas.
It seemed easy enough. I stripped the shoes with acetone.
View attachment 1431105
I coated each shoe with diluted burgundy shoe dye. Then I started dabbing spots of burgundy and light brown undiluted shoe dye. At some point, I mistakingly used oil based dye for the light brown on one of the shoes. It was giving off a weird sheen. So I stripped that shoe again. That move resulted in slightly mismatched underlying color between the two shoes. I didn’t really notice that until the end. When I was done dabbing spots of dye, I thought I had actually ruined the shoes. Here’s what they looked like. View attachment 1431107 View attachment 1431108
But when I started conditioning them with Saphir renovateur, they actually started to look cool. Somehow conditioning blended the colors and brings out the underlying red tones. In the end, I achieved a nice, subtle museum patína. It’s hard to see from the photos, but it’s there. The only thing bothering me is that the underlying red tones are slightly different but it’s probably something only I will notice. Here are the results.
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Okay, I think that’s a fair compromise.How about a compromise? In Nebraska they have drive in liquor stores. I call 'em beer garages. You have to get out of your car to make the purchase.