lambo This is the exact opposite of my experience, although I don't have any true "dress shoes" by Ecco. All my work shoes are Eccos. The reason? The sole is completely and totally indestructible.
Every pair of shoes of any other maker that I have ever worn, the heels have worn down on the outside over time, to the point where the shoe is tilted at a severe angle. With Eccos that never happens. It doesn't matter if you walk 10K steps a day in them and wear them for 10 years! The heel maybe wear down by a few millimeters.
There is nothing else like these shoes anywhere! I won't buy any other brand. I would have literally gone through 3 pairs of shoes by now if I had bought something other than Eccos. I just looked at them and they look almost brand new.
I have never worn an Ecco golf shoe, but Ecco work shoes are without a doubt the best work shoes I have ever worn. (By work shoes, I don't mean shoes you would wear to do outdoor manual labor stuff; I mean shoes that are nice but not overly dressy that I wear to my office/hospital job.)