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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos

Just bought a forest green last night for my Pro Max and really love it! Hope it ages well.

For those who has concerns and cares about the texture, I would advise you to buy or try the case in an Apple store, the Apple guy was really nice and actually opened 5-6 boxes for me to try and see which one I like the most. Some of them had more marks, some had a bit more texture and some were a bit more smooth.

If you don't really care about it, just buy it from Amazon when it is on sale since you probably won't get any sorts of discount from an Apple store. In my opinion, the price is a bit high but it's fine. I mean hey it's an Apple product and does give a premium quality feel, I have tried many cases for the Pro Max and I can't believe I am saying this, this leather case is honestly the best one.
 
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Quick update on the Saddle Brown patina
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Is it safe to use disinfecting wipes on the Apple Leather case? I’m not sure if the alcohol will damage the leather.
 
dragon4ever said:
Is it safe to use disinfecting wipes on the Apple Leather case? I’m not sure if the alcohol will damage the leather.
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I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to, but I've been using regular lens/gadget alcohol wipes on my black leather case every few days and it has not damaged the leather at all. I've had it as my daily driver for just over 3 months.

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AshleyLynne1929 said:
Dannngg that’s gorgeous. I’m working on my first saddle brown case 🥰.. can’t wait for it to be this nice. Seems to take a while for it to naturally patina but if it turns out like this it’ll be well worth the wait.
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Thanks, how long have you had yours?
 
dragon4ever said:
Is it safe to use disinfecting wipes on the Apple Leather case? I’m not sure if the alcohol will damage the leather.
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No, disinfecting wipes are not good for the leather. Some still use it and don't have any issues, but I don't want to risk it. This is why I returned my black leather case, and have retired my brown leather case for now. With COVID still out there I'm always disinfecting my phone when I get back into the house. So my Symmetry and Caudabe Sheath have been holding up nicely against the disinfecting.
 
So I just wanted to make sure that I’m correct here.... there’s no leather cases for the iPhone 11 (non pro) models? I’ve been looking for once ever since I bought the phone last week.
 
So I've been using this case for pretty much the entire time I've had this phone (coming up on nine months) and I'm starting to feel like it's not going to change anymore. The patina is not nearly as.... nice?.. as previous midnight blue Apple cases I've had. I'm now convinced that they changed something this year and the leather isn't quite as nice/supple.

It's strange because I like the color. I like that it's still got blue showing through but I'm not digging the inconsistency. Maybe I'm just getting bored with having the same case month after month.

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Knowlege Bomb said:
So I've been using this case for pretty much the entire time I've had this phone (coming up on nine months) and I'm starting to feel like it's not going to change anymore. The patina is not nearly as.... nice?.. as previous midnight blue Apple cases I've had. I'm now convinced that they changed something this year and the leather isn't quite as nice/supple.

It's strange because I like the color. I like that it's still got blue showing through but I'm not digging the inconsistency. Maybe I'm just getting bored with having the same case month after month.

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That still does look amazing though even if there isn’t that much of a patina.

I do agree, seeing some of the previous years cases patina nicely compared to this years cases; something has definitely changed.
 
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nrvous1 said:
I’ve had mine for 8 days now and it’s starting to get a lot more grip.
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Nice! I’m on day five. I haven’t used my phone much in the days since I’ve gotten the case, but hopefully within the next couple days I start feeling better grip. I feel like just holding/rubbing my phone for hours n seeing how that works 🤣🤣🤣
 
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AshleyLynne1929 said:
Nice! I’m on day five. I haven’t used my phone much in the days since I’ve gotten the case, but hopefully within the next couple days I start feeling better grip. I feel like just holding/rubbing my phone for hours n seeing how that works 🤣🤣🤣
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I went through the same phase. I would just pick it up and hold it while I was reading/working. I would focus more on the areas that aren't covered when I was using it normally but clearly that didn't make much of a difference.
 
Knowlege Bomb said:
I went through the same phase. I would just pick it up and hold it while I was reading/working. I would focus more on the areas that aren't covered when I was using it normally but clearly that didn't make much of a difference.
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Yeah your case still looks new. I love that color, thinking of getting it, but it’s sad with no patina. I don’t really see much at all. Hopefully mine shows up better 🧐 maybe your hands aren’t oily. Guess that’s a good thing though hahaha. Just not for the case.
 
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