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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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Because Apple leather cases blow this year. Sorry if I offended by not following the topic.
I skipped the Saddle Brown case for a couple of years, however I will be getting one for my 12 Pro Max in Pacific Blue.
Why?
And how is black leather ugly? I mean I know it’s all subjective but there’s probably a reason it’s always an option.
No patina this year for the other options. Everyone just stick to the black nothing can go wrong with this one it actually feels nicer over time
My old 6s case.
Don’t know how long. Ended up swapping for the triple block.
Have a saddle brown on my X with a black and cosmos waiting.
Yuck. You may want bring this to your local shoemaker and give him/her $20. for a shampoo and a shine (specify NO TOUCHING THE INSIDE!!!) and it’ll look a lot less ratty. Even though the saddle brown wins this contest for best looking patina, DIRTY is never attractive.
I already got mine, and it’s my favorite
Hmmmm.... matches your car interior! Bias? Lol
I meant to say, black is the safest option this year. The other coolers are just getting dirty.
My Black leather After a month of solid use. I have put coconut oil a few times so it’s not sticky anymore. Nice and smooth.
Nope, that's the coating wearing off. The only fix is to swap it for a black one in store.
That is how all the cases will wear this year, no way to reverse it.
Does anyone have the iPhone 12 Pro Pacific Blue with the black leather case from Apple? I'm happy to see a photo of the combo....
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Normally, it seems like it would be patina, but this year, I think it is the outer layer coming off.
I’m not so sure about that. Last years midnight blue case also got black over time (I posted a pic of my last years case and new Baltic blue earlier in this thread). I remember last years case slowly getting blacker as I used it. I think the black is more noticeable in the Baltic blue since it’s a much lighter color than last years case.
Here is the pic of this year vs last years case. See how black last years case looks:
Right. I think the concern is how it’s going straight to black on the sharp edges vs the slow transition you’d see on the curved edged phones.
This is how midnight blue looked after about six months on my XS. Notice how there’s no black but it’s well on its way and you can see where it would eventually get there.
This is how midnight blue looked after about six months on my XS. Notice how there’s no black but it’s well on its way and you can see where it would eventually get there.
I think the issue is that when it happens that quickly, I think it is less the natural aging of the leather. I've had prior Apple leather cases that aged well over time but it took a long time and a lot of use - there was not a very noticeable change after just one month, and definitely not a change from the blue to full on black like in the pics posted.
I could certainly be wrong, but comparing this year's Apple leather cases to prior years, I don't know that the quality is as good, and those pics looks to me more like the other layer/color coming off revealing black underneath rather than it darkening through a natural aging process due to every day usage.
I remember getting black on the sides of my 11 pro case fairly quickly, though maybe not as fast as the 12 pro case. I wish I had taken some pictures at interim time points. I think that the square sides probably are at least partially responsible for getting black quicker on the 12 cases vs the 11. But, this is just guess on my part.