Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos

[Squanchy]

11 days of wear on my Bullstrap Sienna case for the 13 Pro. First image is from the 13th when I arrived, the second is from today.
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This looks awesome already

 

[Fred Zed]

Bullstrap lifetime warranty is amazing. I had them sent me 3 replacement cases for free already due to whatever reason. They never asked me to send back my original. So I believe this is baked into their prices. No matter what happens to your case, even a little ding, they will send you a new one.

I’ll give you a tenner for one of the three that you kept ? 🤣

 

[titans1127]

Man if I wasn’t so happy with my brown Platinum case from Best Buy, I would be all over the Bullstrap in Siena with the current sale.

 

[oMc]

Nomad MagSafe rustic brown for iPhone 12, after 3-4 weeks of use. Getting some wear marks but nothing too crazy. MagSafe charging doesn’t seem to leave any marks. Wearing skinny jeans all the time and the case seem to hold well with the pocket friction.

 

[HelyCopter23]

Used this nomad case 3 weeks, I am so disappointed, scratches make it so so bad, don’t like it…the black one on XS Max never did like this. Can I do anything? I will get my Bullstrap at the end of december, now I use the Apple Silicone case.
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ill happily get it from you

 

[JordanB83]

Having a tough time deciding on color for the andar on my graphite 13 pro. Either the camel tan or dark brown. Someone help lol. Will also be getting a wallet with it as well. Any thoughts on mixing Color’s?

 

[Khiladi]

I'm happy with a lots of scratches mark on my nomad case.

 

[bc 08]

Having a tough time deciding on color for the andar on my graphite 13 pro. Either the camel tan or dark brown. Someone help lol. Will also be getting a wallet with it as well. Any thoughts on mixing Color’s?

Both colors are going to end up a dark brown after a year plus of use.

If you like to watch the patina evolve then camel tan is the way to go, IMO.
If you want to start out closer to the end goal then the brown is for you.

I have camel tan and am very happy with how the patina is developing. I would definitely buy it again as opposed to the brown. YMMV

 

[JordanB83]

Both colors are going to end up a dark brown after a year plus of use.

If you like to watch the patina evolve then camel tan is the way to go, IMO.
If you want to start out closer to the end goal then the brown is for you.

I have camel tan and am very happy with how the patina is developing. I would definitely buy it again as opposed to the brown. YMMV

Do you have a pic of your case by chance.

 

[bc 08]

Do you have a pic of your case by chance.

This is with about 2 weeks of use and I think this photo is a pretty accurate representation of what it looks like in person right now.

It’s darker and more amber versus new.

 

[JordanB83]

This is with about 2 weeks of use and I think this photo is a pretty accurate representative of what is looks like in person right now.

It’s notably darker with more amber tones versus new.

Thank you. This looks great. Very similar to what the saddle brown used to look like

 

[s2k_ap1]

BullStrap 2 weeks

 

[brian129]

Just got this today from BF sales on Amazon UK for £35, Native Union leather case. Integrated buttons but still quite clicky, opened bottom. Leather looks nice, hopefully will develop a nice patina.

 

[Squanchy]

Having a tough time deciding on color for the andar on my graphite 13 pro. Either the camel tan or dark brown. Someone help lol. Will also be getting a wallet with it as well. Any thoughts on mixing Color’s?

Camel tan is aging beautifully on my end as well, dark brown will just darken a bit more whereas with camel tan it’ll slowly darken over time

 

[Kimquat]

Andar, BS and Nomad all patina so well. I can’t decide which one I want now. I have a BS Siena and Nomad Rustic brown on back order. Andar doesn’t allow you to backorder. Planning to just keep one order. Seeing how all of them patina. Hard to decide. ?

 

[TripleP]

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Looks great! How’s the camera lense protection? I remember reading some comments that the leather camera bumper is too low and exposes the lenses. True?

 

[s2k_ap1]

Looks great! How’s the camera lense protection? I remember reading some comments that the leather camera bumper is too low and exposes the lenses. True?

Mine seems to be fine for the way that I use my phone. I don’t typically abuse my phones so this case is very good

 

[iNotion]

golden brown after 2 months

 

[ray6088]

Apple sent me a golden brown for free after complaining. What should I do with the one month old case. I was thinking to sand it and use hair dyes, any thoughts?

 

[maximus96]

View attachment 1918208golden brown after 2 months

what did you do to the coating?

 

[macintoshmac]

I’ll give you a tenner for one of the three that you kept ? ?

Buy it cheap here and sell it on eBay for more.

 

[iNotion]

what did you do to the coating?

Make it disappear~.
alcohol wipes..

 

[mdalhaser]

after 27 days
Andar the Aspen (Brown) - iPhone 13 pro max

 

[icrepes]

Have been using a Decoded leather case for slightly over a month. As what many people have been reporting here recently, it is not developing ANY patina. If that is what you look for in a leather case, this is the case for you. But for me I won’t be a returning customer.

 

[Fred Zed]

Buy it cheap here and sell it on eBay for more.

Yeah. I’d make a good living off that 😂🤣 - not. Not unless he’s got 1000 cases?😂