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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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Mine comes off once every 2-3 weeks and I haven’t had any issues.
Been lurking this forum for a while I’ve just received my apple leather case saddle brown color and really looking forward to see how it ages. I’ve had a nomad rugged case for a little over a month and I love it. The horween leather smells, feels and patinas great. Super protective as it is a polycarbonate frame with TPE rubber on the edges. However buttons are a bit flush and not as tactile as the apple leather case. I love the aluminum buttons on the apple case. I’ve been using a spigen rugged armor which is as thin as the apple’s and has the same amount of tactile feeling buttons (which I’m a huge fan of). Excited to try this saddle brown for a while!
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Is it safe/recommended to clean the leather case with any leather conditioner? Does it not mess with the dye? Or is it enough to just clean it with a damp cloth with abit of handsoap? I have the forest green leather case on my 11 pro max and I want to know whats the usual care this phone needs to make it last long.
Also, a follow up question. I am using a phone stand and the support has a rubber layer to keep the phone from sliding, will it damage the leather if I constantly put my phone onto there especially while using my phone to consume media (phone gets warm)?
It makes no sense at all right. I’m hoping this will change for the iPhone 12 lineup because I might not be getting the pro this year.
I wouldn’t mind getting the silicon case (especially the Surf Blue) if it doesn’t attract lint and break so easily...
Saddle brown after exactly one month!
Looks much richer in person, but still way cool!
Looks much richer in person, but still way cool!
Let’s see a pic. I think once it dries out it’ll still be nice looking once your hand oils bring it back to life. Or you could use some sort of leather balm on it?
The case look pretty much the same now that it’s dried out. But I feels weird now, it’s definitely not the same, it doesn’t have the “shiny” patina it’s not matte and nasty
Sounds similar to when I tried to accelerate the patina with moisturizers, creams, etc lol. It's all like nasty and matte feeling/rubbery after that. It never returned to being the same and ended up having like shiny and matte parts depending on where the oils were beginning to re-soak into the case.
That sucks though, this is why I have a 'heavier' duty case on the side for stuff like that.
My faux patina saddle brown case feels the exact same way. Lol so strange...Sounds similar to when I tried to accelerate the patina with moisturizers, creams, etc lol. It's all like nasty and matte feeling/rubbery after that. It never returned to being the same and ended up having like shiny and matte parts depending on where the oils were beginning to re-soak into the case.
That sucks though, this is why I have a 'heavier' duty case on the side for stuff like that.
Might be worth trying ‘saddle soap‘ to recondition and moisturise the leather. Can’t hurt.
Lettro Leather Soap Effective Cleaning with Moisturizing Conditioning Effect for Saddles, Bags, Car Seats, Furniture, Shoes and Leather Goods, 100 ml, Transparent
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Well, I’ve been on the fence for a while in ordering the se2 and went ahead and just ordered the white 64gb tonight. It should be here Monday and now I’m having a hard time finding Apple’s saddle brown case for either the 6/7/8 phones. All seem to be compatible with the se2. Can anyone shoot me a link to a reputable retailer that still sells Apple leather cases for the se2?
Edit: I’ll continue to search for a first party saddle brown leather case, but in the meantime, I ordered the product red leather case from Apple.
Edit: I’ll continue to search for a first party saddle brown leather case, but in the meantime, I ordered the product red leather case from Apple.
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Here is a link https://www.walmart.com/ip/Apple-Le...2020-iPhone-8-iPhone-7-Saddle-Brown/686168609
Don’t you have an 11 Pro imo SE2 is great budget phone, but a downgrade from the 11 Pro
Don’t you have an 11 Pro imo SE2 is great budget phone, but a downgrade from the 11 Pro
I do. I’m keeping both my 11 pro and the se. I like the smaller overall form of the se and it’ll be easier to carry on me for work. Any added weight to an already heavy 30lb duty belt is noticeable even at a few grams. I’ll see what the 12 lineup has to offer and may get the 5.4” depending on how much I enjoy the se.
And thank you for the link! I went ahead and ordered the case.
Guys opinion please, does this looks fake to you or real? I have used multiple leather cases over the years and have black leather for 11 pro but I am finding it hard to find any difference but for some reason it doesn’t look real deal to me. Any ideas. Bought from eBay from trusted seller.
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iPhone XS Forrest Green approximately 1 1/2 year old
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My saddle brown after about 1 1/2 months of use! I’m so excited for it to get a little bit darker! But I did just buy a red leather today that I’m going to use until it gets about the same patina as my brown. Then I’ll go back to the brown. I love these cases.
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That looks really nice. It has a honey golden brown look to it and it looks natural. Mine isn’t quite there yet, I’m going on week 5 now. I can’t wait to see how your red case turns out. I have my “beater” 2020 iPhone se coming in on Monday and I also have the red leather and saddle brown cases for that one as well. I want to compare how those patina over the 11 series cases.