Alden 424 Burnished Tan Calfskin Wing Tip Bal

THESE ARE PRACTICALLY NEW LOOKING ALDEN 924 SHOES. SIZE 10 ½ D. SHOES HAVE BEEN WORN SPARINGLY AND COME WITH THE ORIGINAL ALDEN SHOE BAGS AND ORIGINAL BOX. THERE IS SLIGHT WEAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEEL OF THE RIGHT SHOE FROM DRIVING. OTHERWISE THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES. THE HEELS AND SOLES SHOW EVER-SO-SLIGHT WEAR (ALMOST NEW). THE ALDEN TRADEMARK ON THE SOLES IS CRISP. THE INSIDE OF THE SHOES SHOW NO SIGNIFICANT WEAR AND CLEAN AND CLEAR, AND THE TRADEMARK IS CLEAN AND CRISP. THE TEN METAL LACING EYELETS PROVIDE A NICE ACCENT. THESE UNIQUE SHOES GIVE A LUXURIOUS STATEMENT OF QUALITY AND DISTINCTIVENESS AND WILL GO NICELY WITH ANY DRESS ATTIRE. THIS SHOE IN ALMOST NEW CONDITION IS A TREASURE AND WILL NOT LIKELY BE FOUND IN THIS CONDITION ANYWHERE. THESE SHOES ARE A FIND FOR THE DISCRIMINATING AND KNOWLEDGEABLE GENTLEMAN AND/OR ALDEN COLLECTOR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THEY HAVE BEEN WORN SPARINGLY AND CARED FOR PROPERLY INCLUDING THE USE OF SHOE TREES. SIMILAR NEW SHOES IN THE LONG WING SELL FOR $450. DETAILS ALDEN WING TIP BAL IN BURNISHED TAN CALFSKIN. SOLID FOUNDATION OF TRADITIONAL BUSINESS DRESS. SELECT CALFSKIN UPPERS, DOVETAILED HEELS, PURE VEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER INSOLES. UNSURPASSED FOR BREATHABLE COMFORT AND LONG WEAR. IT ASSUMES OVER TIME THE CONTOURS OF YOUR FOOT SHAPE GIVING A TRULY CUSTOM QUALITY TO THE FIT. BENEATH THE INSOLE IS A LAYER OF CORK, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RESILIENCE AND INSULATION. CHARLES H. ALDEN ESTABLISHED HIS PLANT IN 1884 IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE NAME HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE WORLD. ALDEN SHOES ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH LUXURY AND PRESTIGE. EVERY ALDEN NEW ENGLAND SHOE CARRIES A TEMPERED STEEL SHANK, PRECISELY CONTOURED AND TRIPLE RIBBED FOR EXTRA STRENGTH. TRULY THE BACKBONE OF A FINE WELT SHOE OR BOOT, THE SHANK PROVIDES THE PROPER SUPPORT AND SHAPE REQUIRED TO GIVE COMFORT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. OAK TANNED LEATHER BENDS ARE CUT INTO OUTSOLES AT FACTORY FOR MAXIMUM CONTROL OF QUALITY, CRAFTED NOT ONLY WITH GOOD LOOKS, BUT WITH THE INTEGRITY OF FINE SHOEMAKING, A SPECIAL ADDITION TO YOUR WARDROBE. WING TIP ORIGINAL MODEL 924SIZE 10 1/2 DBURNISHED TAN CALFSKIN LEATHER UPPERS PURE VEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER INSOLES DOVETAILED HEELSMADE IN USA PLEASE READ BEFORE BIDDING:1. Shipping cost includes shipping and handling.2. Please make payment promptly after bidding has ended. We expect payment within three days. After five days, we will report non-payment to eBay, give negative feedback, and relist the item.3.Payment by PayPal only.4.We ship to lower 48 states only. No international shipping or APO shipping. Do not bid if you do not have a United States shipping address.5. We will not stop bidding and respond to an offer for payment outside of eBay or transfer bidding to Buy It Now.6. We usually ship within 3 business days of receiving payment. We only ship to your address listed in PayPal.7.Returns:14-day money back from the time the buyer receives it if item is in the condition in which it was shipped. Buyer pays return shipping. On some items no return is indicated.8.Item is from a nonsmoking home.9. Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction. If you ARE satisfied with your order, please give positive feedback.If you are NOT satisfied, please e-mail before leaving feedback. We'll try to resolve any problems that are the result of our error to ensure your 100% satisfaction.

It is often said that a man's shoes are his most important item of clothing. They are. An otherwise perfect appearance is destroyed, irreparably and at a stroke, if a man has an ugly pair of shoes on his feet. It would be better to go through life barefoot or just wearing socks, citing religious reasons or the theft of one's luggage, than to lose face by wearing cheap shoes... Some may find this a little extreme, but it is just an exaggerated way of conveying how important shoes are. Anyone who is not in the fortunate position of being able to choose the best for every detail of his apparel should allocate his budget so that a generous chunk of it is earmarked for the purchase of good shoes. If a trainee or student has $600 a year to spend on clothes, he should plan to spend half of it on a pair of shoes. Better still, it should all be invested in shoes: he will need at least two pairs, for shoes ought to have at least a day or two to recover every time they are worn... -Bernhard Roetzel, Gentleman: A Timeless Guide to Fashion These brogues from Alden of New England are the most honest and forthright-looking pair of shoes I've ever seen. Maybe it's the color... or the metal eyelets; I don't know. These are the long discontinued model 424, and Alden doesn't really offer anything comparable currently, but assuming you could still buy these new, they would run about $535.00. Size is a gentleman's US 10 D. Features:Leather sole lace-up oxford dress shoes in burnished tanWingtip balmoral with perforated brogue styling, pinked edges, and toe medallionLined premium calfskin leather upper360-degree Goodyear welted constructionFive-row lacing with brass eyeletsMade in USAUSA size 10DRetail price $535.00Measurements:Length 12-1/8 inches (31 cm)Width at widest point 4-1/4 inches (11 cm) Heel 5/8 inch (1.5 cm)Note: Shoe trees (pictured) not included in this listing. Thanks and happy shopping!