Those do look nice.  I think the problem with my search has been that I've been looking for a shoe that's sort of a conflation between desert boot and English chukka, and I think maybe it's better to choose one or the other.  Though I will say that the Alden version that I saw in person, looked pretty damn nice.  And you get the option of so many sizes and widths, which I'm finding is great. 

There was another shoe that I wanted to get, sorry for the semi-hijack, and that is the Alden Scotch pebble-grain shoe in brown with a 1/4 leather and 3/4 crepe sole.  That looks nice too.  Even though it's on the much-maligned Barrie last.  It's a touch, all-weather shoe that's light enough for summer.

As I've said, I've been very impressed with the lads at Alden Store, and have developed enough of a loyalty to not mind paying the full kit and kaboodle (sp?) for the shoes.

Those Ben Silver Italian-made suede shoes just look sort of "off" to me. The uppers seem too low for a classic desert/chukka boot, yet too high for a simple oxford (in the broad sense of the term). In fairness, maybe it's just the angle of the photograph.