Good design and well made, the leather looks really nice and they seem to be pretty resilient. On the beeswax leather you can pretty well rub out all the scratches, deep ones take some work but it is possible; rubbing out everything can get tedious though. The sole is quite comfortable (for me at least) and they break in okay. All in all they are a great pair of boots and I hope they last as long as I think they will.