Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos

[iFone88]

100% getting a saddle brown case when I get the next iPhone

 

[cane811]

Looks fantastic! Very similar to mine in fact. Anything other than daily handling?

Nope! Just the old fashioned way

 

[iFone88]

Managed to pick up a ‘hardly used’ Electric Blue leather case off eBay for only £13.

Love it - much prefer it to the midnight blue.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

Managed to pick up a ‘hardly used’ Electric Blue leather case off eBay for only £13.

Love it - much prefer it to the midnight blue.

I had an electric blue for a matter of minutes. The color is absolutely stunning when it's new but I returned it after thinking about what the patina would look like. From what I've seen the lighter colors never age well.

Be sure to drop in now and then to let us know how it's looking.

 

[iFone88]

I had an electric blue for a matter of minutes. The color is absolutely stunning when it's new but I returned it after thinking about what the patina would look like. From what I've seen the lighter colors never age well.

Be sure to drop in now and then to let us know how it's looking.

I have seen a few ‘patina’d’ ones and I really like the worn dark patches that seem to wear through

 

[JamiLynee]

Just got back from the apple store and picked up a Forest Green for my XS Max. Looks like a mix between pastel green/blue and...turquoise?

Yeah, it kinda hurt my feelings.

 

[Untapped Potential]

Have my second Apple black leather case arriving today after ruining my first. Tried to scrub off the shiny coating and now it feels too sticky. Tried to get Apple to exchange it but they wouldn’t.

Just a warning to those wanting to speed up the worn in look. It doesn’t always work.

Scrub it off with what? I prefer the stickier/grippy feel.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

So the Midnight Blue my X has been wearing for the past year is going to be retired next week. It pretty much looks black and is stretched out from the dbrand skin I used for a couple of months.

I've got a Cosmos Blue leather case on the way. I'm sure it's been brought up at some point in the thread but can anybody show me a current picture of how the Cosmos Blue looks after some time? It's a little lighter than MB so I'm hoping it doesn't turn out looking black.

 

[BigDO]

Has anyone tried a Lopie leather case from Amazon? Looks pretty much identical sans the logo, and they claim it’s real leather.

Thinking of getting one if so.

 

[neilp93]

After seeing the leather cases here, I just bought my first one. Went with midnight blue because the store didn't have brown

 

[tennisboygr]

Anyone have a picture of their iPhone X red product leather case I could see? Interested in seeing how it ages.

 

[ritmomundo]

My 3 daily drivers: Forest green leather XS Max case (3 week patina) next to my storm blue leather wallet (3 month patina) and natural Horween leather MBAir skin (2 year patina - this started as a very light tan). The phone case will surely age the fastest since it's the most hands-on... I can already see the sides starting to darken.

 

[Boardiesboi]

My 3 daily drivers: Forest green leather XS Max case (3 week patina) next to my storm blue leather wallet (3 month patina) and natural Horween leather MBAir skin (2 year patina - this started as a very light tan). The phone case will surely age the fastest since it's the most hands-on... I can already see the sides starting to darken.

Where did you get the leather MBA skin from?

 

[ritmomundo]

Where did you get the leather MBA skin from?

It’s from Slickwraps, their natural series.

 

[BigDO]

Replaced the saddle brown with a midnight blue. The SB had a good innings (1 year), but at the end it was really worse for wear.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

Replaced the saddle brown with a midnight blue. The SB had a good innings (1 year), but at the end it was really worse for wear.

I'm replacing my midnight blue with a cosmos blue tonight (pretty excited to get home and get it out of the mail; probably more than I should be) after a year of use. You can look forward to a black case with dark blue buttons after it wears in.

Edit: Feels strange having color again...

 

[CoriG]

I'm replacing my midnight blue with a cosmos blue tonight (pretty excited to get home and get it out of the mail; probably more than I should be) after a year of use. You can look forward to a black case with dark blue buttons after it wears in.

Edit: Feels strange having color again...

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where did you get a cosmos blue color? Is that for the XS?

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

where did you get a cosmos blue color? Is that for the XS?

No, it's an iPhone X exclusive color it seems.

I had to get it from Amazon since Apple discontinued their iPhone X line of accessories.

 

[satpak]

Wish Apple would make a leather wallet case like say, .... Nomad / Sena / 12 south - like this one:

How do you like the SENA? How is the fit, leather quality and the buttons?
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I dropped my phone the other day - shattered the tempered glass screen protector but the phone was alright. Put a nice gash in the leather case. So I decided to get a new one (keeping the old one for a backup).

8 months used (left) --- new (right)

How do you like the SENA? How is the fit, leather quality and the buttons?

 

[Nhwhazup]

Yea

No, it's an iPhone X exclusive color it seems.

I had to get it from Amazon since Apple discontinued their iPhone X line of accessories.

Yeah, that’s a little annoying that they stopped with products for the X. I actually bought my X this year after I returned 2 Maxes for poor connectivity. The X is just so much better. I bought it and Apple cases for it at Best Buy.

 

[BigMcGuire]

How do you like the SENA? How is the fit, leather quality and the buttons?
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How do you like the SENA? How is the fit, leather quality and the buttons?

Sena is the only leather case I actually like - the Apple Leather case is way too thin. Accidentally knick it and it tears like thin paper. The Sena is a bit thicker. Quality of the case is A+ - very tight and I like the buttons - can actually click - some of the leather cases have metal external buttons (I prefer those).

 

[satpak]

Sena is the only leather case I actually like - the Apple Leather case is way too thin. Accidentally knick it and it tears like thin paper. The Sena is a bit thicker. Quality of the case is A+ - very tight and I like the buttons - can actually click - some of the leather cases have metal external buttons (I prefer those).

How is the lip on the front (screen) side? Do they provide enough protection from top to bottom?

Someone on a different thread had mentioned that they had to return their case as it had an uneven (angled) lip providing no protection to bottom of the phone.

 

[danny8200]

How is the lip on the front (screen) side? Do they provide enough protection from top to bottom?

Someone on a different thread had mentioned that they had to return their case as it had an uneven (angled) lip providing no protection to bottom of the phone.

Is it also tall enough to keep the screen from touching the table even with a tempered glass screen protector ?

 

[BigMcGuire]

How is the lip on the front (screen) side? Do they provide enough protection from top to bottom?

Someone on a different thread had mentioned that they had to return their case as it had an uneven (angled) lip providing no protection to bottom of the phone.

The case I have - - has enough protection from top/bottom. I prefer an open bottom vs a covered bottom (lol).

Is it also tall enough to keep the screen from touching the table even with a tempered glass screen protector ?

Yep, this one is.

This is the one I have: https://www.senacases.com/products/...case-for-iphone-xs-max?variant=16802305933381

I'll use my wife's phone to take some pics in a little bit (will post again).
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[satpak]

The case I have - - has enough protection from top/bottom. I prefer an open bottom vs a covered bottom (lol).



Yep, this one is.

This is the one I have: https://www.senacases.com/products/...case-for-iphone-xs-max?variant=16802305933381

I'll use my wife's phone to take some pics in a little bit (will post again).
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Thanks for those pictures man. They look really good.

Yeah, since it's a full display with no buttons, I too like the open bottom cases. Which is why I preferred the Sena and Mujjo over the Nomad. And specifically the Sena because of the darker toned Tan color and those clicky buttons.