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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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Can anyone share photos of their Andar leather cases after some use? Curious to see how well they hold up after some drops, handling etc., Do the dings, nicks show very visibly like Apple leather or they don’t since Andar leather cases are thicker? TIA
Andar is just like bullstrap in terms of dings, nicks etc. the oils in your hands will make the nicks go away. Apple leather just shows the damage all the time.
Just got my 'free' grey Andar case.
Firstly, I'm glad I didn't pay as I would be returning - it's not really grey as advertised. I'd say it's more a Taupe colour. I haven't seen one in person, but based on pictures, I'd liken the colour to Bullstrap's Dune case.
That said, it is still very, very nice. The quality of leather is stunning. The fit is better than Apple's leather case, the buttons are on par with. The case is ever so slightly thicker than Apple's but feels great in the hand.
I'll post some images up later
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Here we go.
The lighting in my office is quite bright. The case is ever so slightly darker (with the tiniest amount of brown tinge) in person. The pictures actually make it look more grey than it is in person.
I am gonna run it and see how I get on with it. A lot will hinge on how strong the magsafe magnet is for my car mount
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This is the Apple sequoia green leather case from last year and I would say I used it maybe 50-60% of the year. Charged it via the Belkin 3 in 1 charger every night. No obvious MagSafe ring.
I think the offical apple MagSafe charger has metal/aluminium around the ring, and the belkin has soft plastic. That’s probably why mine doesn’t have a ring in the leather.
Just ordered the stone grey.
Thanks for the pictures. Ordered 1 also.
I think it will turn greyish once it patinas.
Thanks for the pictures. Ordered 1 also.
I think it will turn greyish once it patinas.
Just got the umber one. I also have the one in midnight and maybe it's just me, but the quality of the leather/buttons (harder to press on the umber one) seems to be a bit better than on Umber. Maybe its just an impression, because there are 2 weeks difference between them.
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Held under my desk to try and show a more true-to-life colour. I've cropped it too so not the best quality (Taken on an 11 pro)
I wasn't a fan of the black button and camera surround on other colours and the website but the contrast against the 'grey' case with the space black phone looks great
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That looks good. Reminds me of the Lunar grey sport Case from Nomad.
Now someone get the green Andar case!!!
This bad boy has been good to me. Took some beating and protected my iPhone too. Time to replace soon. Still showing plenty of that Baltic Blue.
Wrong. Apple leather heals just like any other leather.
You’re wrong. It doesn’t heal as fast as bullstrap or Andar. I’m not knocking apple leather. I love my ink apple leather case. But in my experience with the recent leather cases from apple, the “imperfections,” never seem to go away.
I must have a special edition Ink case then as the gouges along the edges from when my wife dropped it have all healed nicely.
I haven't paid for the case so I'm not fussed, I was quite happy with the colour initally but then going back to the website, the colour is way off. The silver grey looks tons better. This is actually closer to the moss colour I think
I was gonna run this case for a bit but not sure I will now. Bit of a pooey colour 😂😂
Call their customer service and tell them its unacceptable to send you a free case of that color. Demand a exchange for a different one 😋
I think I might just keep quiet with this one 😂
Well damn that’s great to hear! That makes me more hopeful for my ink and umber cases! Is anyone else experiencing stiff buttons on the umber case? My ink is perfect 😍
Received my Andar Navy case. Here are some photos with natural lighting. As others have said, it does have a slight greenish look at certain lighting/angles but I like the greenish color too.
I really prefer the full leather camera bump on the Bullstrap, but I like the bottom coverage on the Andar. Tough choice. I’ll post some side by side pics once I receive the BS ocean.
I really prefer the full leather camera bump on the Bullstrap, but I like the bottom coverage on the Andar. Tough choice. I’ll post some side by side pics once I receive the BS ocean.