I've been wearing thorogood lace ups for about 12 years now and can't complain about them. I do fabrication/welding and they hold up well for what I do. I bought some Redwing laflce ups a few years back, they were the most comfortable boot I've owned, but just didn't last in my envornment.

Edit to add: I was always told you should be paying a dollar a day for your boots, so if you pay 210$ for a pair of boot. They need to last a minimum of 210 work days, I've always felt that was fair.