In 2018 I tried another Brasher boot, the model down from the hillmaster, I think, without the rand. An eyelet fell out the first time that I tried to lace them in anger, the rivet had sheared off - too much force used when riveting, I suspect.
I'm not going to grumble too much about the latest failure, as I must have had over a thousand miles from them, but it does suggest poor quality leather being used - there's a very deep crease forming over the toe flex point on the boot that failed, whereas the other boot is relatively unaffected.