Full disclaimer these are the first pair of Dr Martens I've ever owned.
About two months ago I bought a pair of gh bass boots that look very similar to these Dr Martens. I really liked those boots but they just didn't hold up to the every day abuse of wearing them to work. So I went looking for something similar but more built for the long haul. I came across these Dr Martens and pulled the trigger.
The leather is nice and soft and the boots are well made. I'm still breaking them in so I'll update my post in the future.
Cons...The tongue almost seems like an after thought. It's basically a thin strip of leather that gets in the way when putting these boots on.