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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos

Rocking the Ali YNW case past couple days for 14PM

And kinda neat how it has rounded edges more closely resembling the feel of iPhone 15’s vs boxy for OEM
 
wolfboy said:
Looks great, but unfortunately sold out. This is one of the only case makers that make a light brown/grey color as opposed to the warm saddle brown, so I'll probably try this once they're back in stock.

I've been scouring this thread for awhile and here's my consensus from what I've read for full grain leather cases:
  • Bullstrap - Flush camera bump and open bottom (I don't like either). Most expensive and price increasing even further. But has good color options.
  • Ryan London - Open bottom and flush camera bump like BS. Only 3 color options (Black, Dark Brown, Saddle Brown). Good cheaper alternative to BS if you like one of those colors.
  • Andar Aspen - Seems like a good option, lots of colors. A bit thicker than the other cases.
  • Keyway - Only 3 colors (Brown, Black, Light Brown/Grey). Similar to Andar but thinner. Less expensive than the other cases. Good option if you don't care about metal X branding on back of phone.
  • Nomad - Leather only on the back. TPU on the sides, but possibly better protection because of that.
Non Full Grain Leather cases:
  • Mujjo - Seems members here not that impressed with the quality of this one. Doesn't say full grain in the description, unlike some of their older cases, so not sure.
  • Lonli - Has crooked buttons apparently. Nappa leather.
  • Decoded - Massive metal camera cutout and branding. Genuine European Aniline Leather.
  • Bellroy - Not mentioned here, but they also have cases with the action button coming later. Eco-tanned leather.
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I think the Lonli Edition does have full grain leather, at least according to their listing

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Southernguy said:
I’ve ordered the navy Andar aspen but I’ve been told by a few forum users of colour bleed onto MagSafe chargers etc. Does anyone else have experience of this? I’d rather not have all my gear stained!
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Did you receive your navy Andar Aspen case yet? How do you like it?
 
wolfboy said:
Looks great, but unfortunately sold out. This is one of the only case makers that make a light brown/grey color as opposed to the warm saddle brown, so I'll probably try this once they're back in stock.

I've been scouring this thread for awhile and here's my consensus from what I've read for full grain leather cases:
  • Bullstrap - Flush camera bump and open bottom (I don't like either). Most expensive and price increasing even further. But has good color options.
  • Ryan London - Open bottom and flush camera bump like BS. Only 3 color options (Black, Dark Brown, Saddle Brown). Good cheaper alternative to BS if you like one of those colors.
  • Andar Aspen - Seems like a good option, lots of colors. A bit thicker than the other cases.
  • Keyway - Only 3 colors (Brown, Black, Light Brown/Grey). Similar to Andar but thinner. Less expensive than the other cases. Good option if you don't care about metal X branding on back of phone.
  • Nomad - Leather only on the back. TPU on the sides, but possibly better protection because of that.
  • Lonli - Has crooked buttons apparently. Nappa full grain leather according to description.
Non Full Grain Leather cases:
  • Mujjo - Seems members here not that impressed with the quality of this one. Doesn't say full grain in the description, unlike some of their older cases, so not sure.
  • Decoded - Massive metal camera cutout and branding. Genuine European Aniline Leather.
  • Bellroy - Not mentioned here, but they also have cases with the action button coming later. Eco-tanned leather.
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Keyway 15PM just restocked leather cases. Just ordered the Slate leather.
 
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wolfboy said:
Non Full Grain Leather cases:
  • Mujjo - Seems members here not that impressed with the quality of this one. Doesn't say full grain in the description, unlike some of their older cases, so not sure.
  • Decoded - Massive metal camera cutout and branding. Genuine European Aniline Leather.
  • Bellroy - Not mentioned here, but they also have cases with the action button coming later. Eco-tanned leather.
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All of these are full grain. Just because it says "aniline leather" or "eco-tanned leather" does not mean it isn't full grain.

Aniline just means the method of how the leather was dyed. Eco-tanned is water saving tanning method, which makes the leather look like crap. Can still be full grain though.
 
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ChiLLon said:
All of these are full grain. Just because it says "aniline leather" or "eco-tanned leather" does not mean it isn't full grain.

Aniline just means the method of how the leather was dyed. Eco-tanned is water saving tanning method, which makes the leather look like crap. Can still be full grain though.
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Thanks, will make the edit
 
Ryan London sent tracking number 2 days ago, but nothing has been sent yet. Hopefully it arrives sometime next week, but I have my doubts.
 
Day 5 update of my Wilken, it took a beating this week at work between my sweat and being used at work. But I also put a very light of coconut oil on the first day to kinda get it started. And now the rest of the patina is just my greasy hands and work. It’s turning out very nice I think.


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ChiLLon said:
Why are everyone in such a rush, so much that they darken their case with oil? Patina should not be rushed :(
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Normally I don’t mess with it too much but I wasn’t much of a fan of the color at first and wished it was a smidgens darker to start off. But I do understand where you’re coming from. The coconut oil was also me trying to water proof it a little more since I work outside; it’s seemed to help my past cases in regards to sweat so I wanted to try it out early this time around. I know how we all feel about forced patina but I don’t know if the thin layer i put changed the color very much but it certainly helped with not having the water welts.
 
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This probably one of the most underrated cases
$44
Fast prime shipping
Incredible leather quality
Action button
Beautiful brown color with minimal branding
Clicky buttons like Bullstrap and RL literally the same case. For a fraction of the price. I highly recommend this.
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