Mechanix WearMechanix Wear Fastfit Leather Gloves - Abrasion Resistant Gloves for Hand Safety - Breathable - Secure Fit - Two-Piece Palm - Machine Washable - Brown/Black - Medium

I don't generally leave a 5 star review, most products done deserve it and most don't exceed my expectations; especially a lightweight work glove.I have bought 3 pairs of these for summer work in Michigan Oil Patch, Mechainic primarily but many other things too.For the price & compaired to other options in their class they are better and last longer. These outlast more expensive name brands. They work and fit great for watch wearers too, (many gloves don't lend well to fitting at the wrist with watch on).I wear large in all gloves, large fits great. The leather- like material is fantastic. Provides most of the traditional leather benefits at a fraction of weight, thickness, yet provides more comfort & airflow.

I am convinced that these gloves saved me from taking a 1/4" groove out of my index and thumb on my left hand while using a masonry disk on a grinder today. They took a graze from the disk at full tilt when it kicked and ran at my left hand, barely a scuff on the gloves and some sore but intact fingertips. I don't know if any other gloves would have kept me from having my whole day ruined, but these definitely did and I am glad to have had them protecting my fingers at work.They do suffer from the typical durability issues for gloves of this type of construction; where the seams of the leather fingers meeting the fabric backing give out before the leather. I really wish Mechanix would make the fingers entirely out of Durahide, or even the 4x material, instead of a fabric backing so the gloves would last more than a few weeks of work. Even just bringing it 80% of the way around would drastically improve the durability.Even with the expected durability issues while working with masonry, I will continue to buy Durahide or 4x Mechanix gloves because of how much abuse they can handle. They blow other options out of the water, so I always have a fresh pair waiting so I don't have to go a day of hard work without them.

High quality, had many of pairs just can not get them at any store near me.

I've been buying the Impact version of this glove for years now at almost triple the price and I destroy them when I could be using these for those jobs. I love the impacts but for the price I might as well be wearing actual gloves that last 4 years and not 6 months.I now tote 3 gloves: Wells Lamont for heavy work, Mechanix Wear Leather Impact, and these. These are burnable at the price yet durable at any price I can find. Daily wear and tear on one set of gloves while being versatile is impossible. I could TIG in these but not MIG. I can put these on to sweat piping, but not the Wells Lamont and feel comfortable making dime-beads. These are great daily gloves with great wearing leather that are just not expensive.I will wear them out but it's not going to be triple the cost to replace them. I'll get a thumb hole or I'll screw up and rip or burn through the back side but it's not a big issue. These are consumables and expected for this level of dexterity.Cons: Something about the leather I don't understand. I can climb rungs with bare hands or the Well's Lamont and not feel sketchy. These are slippery*. Not horrible but it's not natural grip I would expect. Heck, it could be all the crap embedded in them but doesn't happen to other "cow skin" gloves. Leather is made of cattle right? Is this mouse leather? I'd just rather climb rungs to do work without these gloves...or the Wells, which are fine.4 stars over all for a consumable item. Two a year if you wear gloves a lot.*I tried the fake leather and it is far worse. Do not purchase the fake leather gloves at all. Slippery, can't hold anything, rips easily, and you'll be buying them monthly in a work environment. Leather is not a limited resource and there's no need for fake stuff to save the planet. IMO, it's a cheaper attempt at making gloves and nothing more.

Comfortable gloves that so far seem to be perfect for my needs.

I wear Mechanix gloves every day at work, just the Original or Fast Fit black ones and I love them. I figured I'd get a nice leather pair for at home and this pair of gloves has surprised me so many times. I've had them for 2 years now, never beat them up that much other than occasionally moving logs around in the fire which ended up being their downfall. I should have gotten the original or the M-pact, on the Fast Fit model the leather or protection doesn't go up the inside or the outside of the fingers of the glove except for the index finger there is just the stretchy material there probably to help them flex more to get them on your hand. It just so happened that I grabbed a burning log a little too tight and a little too long and it burnt holes in the stretchy part of the fingers of the gloves. It didn't burn me though, and that isn't the first time I've had issues with the protection not covering the inside or outside of the fingers. I'm going to be purchasing the M-pact model next because of the extra palm leather, and the leather goes all the way up the inside and outside of the fingers. I could do without the knuckle protection but it's an added benefit. The Durahide leather is superbly durable the leather is still as thick as it was the day I bought them, and absolutely the most comfortable leather glove I've ever wore. The only complaint I have is really with the way the Fast Fit model is designed. They are faster to get on not necessarily easier and might be just a tad bit comfier due to the glove being tighter on your hand, but they have less protection and aren't as durable as the Original. If you get the Fast Fit model, I would tell you to get them a size down from what you would get in the Original. The Original doesn't have the flex that the Fast Fit does so you can downsize the Fast Fit. The Original are easier to get on, but the Fast Fits offer a much better fit "Like a glove" so to speak. I would recommend any Mechanix product because I've used them extensively and they have absolutely saved my hands on more than one occasion!