Great job FRYE!! Made in USA which is nice. The leather is so amazingly soft and maliable - Im sure the break-in period will be slight if at all.  Expensive yes, but quality isn't cheap.  I expect these boots to last me practically forever. You may want to order these boots a size down however,  I did order the first pair in my usual size 7 to find that they ran VERY large. I returned them and got 6.5 and they are a great fit. Amazon shipped both pair asap.