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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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My slate Keyway came in. It is a nice millennial grey brown that matches my millennial floors lol. Definitely fits my aesthetic.
The X is not flush but not that raised either, just slightly. Buttons feel nice and clicky. Leather is smooth. Camera bump is above the camera lens slightly. Overall the first impressions are pretty positive, it’s quite beautiful and feels premium. I’m digging it.
However I will say that neither the name Slate nor the photos on their website accurately represents this color. It’s clearly a dark taupe. They definitely need to tweak their website at least with different photos so that customers don’t get disappointed when they receive it.
The X is not flush but not that raised either, just slightly. Buttons feel nice and clicky. Leather is smooth. Camera bump is above the camera lens slightly. Overall the first impressions are pretty positive, it’s quite beautiful and feels premium. I’m digging it.
However I will say that neither the name Slate nor the photos on their website accurately represents this color. It’s clearly a dark taupe. They definitely need to tweak their website at least with different photos so that customers don’t get disappointed when they receive it.
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Ok many thanks. Is the horween overall better quality. I love the colour of the English tan. Cannot decide still haha
I am a Braves fan, so our choke along with the garbage MLB playoff setup, didn’t make for a great start to October. Always college football season though.
Yes for sure user preference. I actually liked the open bottom when Apple did it. Just seemed softer on the hand. Maybe that bottom lip wasn’t as pronounced on the Apple cases? Who knows.
So just saw on Bare Skins IG page they are taking emails for getting a spot to order the new leather case. If the picture is the case though, it looks like half of the other leather cases out there. Color has been done before, it looks like a plastic camera ring. Just doesn’t seem like anything new.
From my research, it appears to me if you get the Ryan London, Bullstrap, Andar, or Keyway, you have pretty much tried every leather case there is. It seems the variations from there are just how they are tanned or what logo is engraved on it. They all are made from the same Chinese manufacturers and then maybe tanned by the companies we know and engraved. Very interesting the leather case game.
From my research, it appears to me if you get the Ryan London, Bullstrap, Andar, or Keyway, you have pretty much tried every leather case there is. It seems the variations from there are just how they are tanned or what logo is engraved on it. They all are made from the same Chinese manufacturers and then maybe tanned by the companies we know and engraved. Very interesting the leather case game.
That image there looks exactly like Mujjo’sSo just saw on Bare Skins IG page they are taking emails for getting a spot to order the new leather case. If the picture is the case though, it looks like half of the other leather cases out there. Color has been done before, it looks like a plastic camera ring. Just doesn’t seem like anything new.
From my research, it appears to me if you get the Ryan London, Bullstrap, Andar, or Keyway, you have pretty much tried every leather case there is. It seems the variations from there are just how they are tanned or what logo is engraved on it. They all are made from the same Chinese manufacturers and then maybe tanned by the companies we know and engraved. Very interesting the leather case game.
Also almost identical to my Blue Bonnet case. Further adding to my thoughts that there are only about 3 leather case makers that send the cases to different companies.
Yeah that brown is a little darker than what I was hoping for. Interested to see what the 2 other colors are. I’m just waiting on them to say what it weighs. If it’s over 30 grams I’m gonna pass.
Yeah maybe the other colors will be better. I am sure 1 will be black. Based on my experience, I am gonna say it weighs more than 30 grams.
I have been asking them the weight/dimensions on social media for a while now and keep getting the runaround.
So for us that were trying to figure out who the leather provider was for Apple when things went wrong with their cases. I believe the Pixel Bellroy leather case can confirm that it was ECCO leather and tanned there. Bellroy’s pixel case is almost the identical leather to Apple’s cases since the 12. Also from videos of pixel’s in the past, it looks like it ages just the same.
I truly believe ECCO’s tanning process is the issue. They “paint” or put a heavy protective coating to keep the brand new look as long as possible, but it only makes the leather age terribly because only the high use areas wear down that coating. I don’t think the quality of the leather is bad, it’s the coating. Also from videos on the Bellroy, it seems it top grain which I think we all pretty much knew.
If only we could figure out who made the leather for the 11 pro and below. Nothing on the market matches the fit and finish of those cases for an iPhone.
I truly believe ECCO’s tanning process is the issue. They “paint” or put a heavy protective coating to keep the brand new look as long as possible, but it only makes the leather age terribly because only the high use areas wear down that coating. I don’t think the quality of the leather is bad, it’s the coating. Also from videos on the Bellroy, it seems it top grain which I think we all pretty much knew.
If only we could figure out who made the leather for the 11 pro and below. Nothing on the market matches the fit and finish of those cases for an iPhone.
Yeah I messaged them and wouldn’t tell me. Since they are all about minimalist cases I would think it would be pretty close to apples.
Yeah that black and white photo they posted had a black one. I’m guessing light grey for the other one.
Since they are not proudly marketing the weight, I would assume it will be the same as the competition