Ten years is a long review. We bought the boots on a rainy Tuesday, resoled them twice, re-stitched the uppers once, and let the leather do what leather does best: conform, darken, and tell the truth.
The verdict after 4,000 miles is not about the brand. It is about the arithmetic of owning things well — repair what can be repaired, walk what can be walked, and let the mud be the record.