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To my knowledge all bespoke shoes are hand welted. As for ready-to-wear hand-welted shoes, there are a few companies that do it:
Saint-Crispin's
Meermin's Linea Maestro line (they do traditional Goodyear-welting for a lower price and charge a slight premium for the Hand-welted)
George Cleverley's Anthony Cleverley line
Aubercy
These are the ones that immediately come to mind. Others may be able to add to the list. Something to be aware of... Because Goodyear-welting has become the commonly understood "finest" shoe construction, some of these companies call their Hand-welted shoes "Handsewn Goodyear", or "Handmade Goodyear." This has no doubt confused many people seeking to learn the difference, but it is important to remember that a shoe can't be both Hand-welted and Goodyear-welted. They are mutually exclusive. Goodyear-welting is the industrial revolution's adaptation of a traditional Hand-welted shoe, nothing more. Since Goodyear-welting has become known as the "finest", many of the manufacturers that do Hand-welting will still throw in the Goodyear name to grab the attention of those that are unaware of this history.
How could I forget Vass? Vass is Hand-welted.