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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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So my 6 month old managed to get ahold of my phone last week and I guess he wanted to see if the X came off. He scratched it up a little bit but I applied some conditioner and it’s started healing up already. Here is some 2 week shots of the Keyway. Starting to darken up a little and the leather feels great. It started getting darker just where my fingers rest on the phone so I’ve had to start stroking my leather at night to even it out. 😆
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Yes, so people are stuck with this fake "patina" crap which in reality is just a recolouring of your case. I wish the leather was saturated, or close to saturated, that way the patina would be way slower and more area based and not like a full coat of paint.
It's become more of a hysteria. People want to make it look like patina because they feel it is cool and they get to be part of the club that way. But no, they're not part of it.
Please keep us updated on the the YMW case. Curious to see if it’ll be identical to the Lonli Classic Nappa since they’re allegedly from the same tannery.
Looks great! Any dye or color transfer? I’m assuming no, but want to double check after my terrible experience with YMW crazy horse leather staining my hands and clothes.
Gatekeeping patina is wild
I just can't come to terms with where the world is going due to people demanding instant gratification. Like that special case that literally returned a case because he didn't see enough patina in 3,5 weeks was it? Dear fkn god. Patina used to be special and unique, now the kids demand it after 3 weeks "or else".
This is why we can't have patina like the old apple leather cases. Kids want it NOW so case manufacturers can't buy saturated leather because there would be too many crybabies returning the product because of too slow patina.
For reals lol. I don't like it when people accelerate the patina process either, but damn some of ya'll take it too personally.
However, I will say the worst offender of this was when Dieter from The Verge posted an article on how to force it with oils and sand paper (and referred to this very thread five years ago!). It's one thing when it's just a few of us nerds doing it, but a whole other thing giving bad advice to the mass market:
Spot on lol
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That leather was different though, very very different. I absolutely 100% agree that patina is a way to make it your case, because only your specific usage created that patina, but that isn't what is happening these days. Now it is a combination of worse leather and instant gratification and it makes all cases look the same, completely uniform in color just darker.For reals lol. I don't like it when people accelerate the patina process either, but damn some of ya'll take it too personally.
However, I will say the worst offender of this was when Dieter from The Verge posted an article on how to force it with oils and sand paper (and referred to this very thread five years ago!). It's one thing when it's just a few of us nerds doing it, but a whole other thing giving bad advice to the mass market:
Spot on lol
Totally agree. I like watching the process of the case evolving over time. I am seeing slight changes in my Keyway after 3 weeks but I'm also in no rush to speed that up. I enjoy the ride watching leather cases slowly change over time. I made the mistake of trying to rush a case on my iphone 12 and it didn't turn out well then. Lessons learned. Slow patina is always better patina.
Even though I prefer the closed bottom, the plastic rings around the camera are so ugly....
Decided to order a RL
Maybe I missed a detail or maybe it was 1st batch vs 2nd batch ?
Current RL cases seem to be scheduled for shipping in sometime of December ?
Decided to order a RL
Maybe I missed a detail or maybe it was 1st batch vs 2nd batch ?
Current RL cases seem to be scheduled for shipping in sometime of December ?
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No none at all.
I read your post about the crazy horse. Can only assume it’s because of a more raw texture?
That’s great! Might have to pick one up to replace my crazy leather one. Curious why you didn’t try the Lonli classic case since it looks visually very similar + the both claim to use leather from the same Italian tannery.
As to why my crash horse case stains, not sure if it’s a manufacturing defect or if this is expected behavior. Did some googling and it seems like some color transfer on light clothing could be expected, but idk, my hands were super orange just from using it formally, even after a few days, especially around my fingertips. Seems unlikely to me that most ppl would tolerate this level of color transfer.
Are you going to reach out to the seller? it's possible they didn't finish your case correctly. I'm nervous for mine to come in now. Probably going to have to apply a sealant if mine does the same. I would have ordered Nappa or waited for a different one had I known!
I have the exact same case and I wouldn’t bet on mine being actual leather. After about ten days it is totally perfect, smooth and actually a bit slippery. I’ve seen no sign of wear or change in texture and am a bit disappointed tbh.
I found the Apple leather cases started to get grippier and nicer to hold after a week or two but this one hasn’t, to the point I am thinking of giving up on it
Yeah I reached out to them and they said it was normal and I should have googled the leather type before purchasing. IMO maybe they should warn people in the description instead.
They did offer to refund it if I sent it back, but I’ve also been using it for a few days and it also has been stained by my blue jeans lol so not sure I wanna risk it to send it back and have them reject the return. That’s another thing though, the edges of the case are basically dark blue and look dirty from color transfer from my jeans onto the leather ironically lol. Seems like this case has color transfer in both ways super easily.
Yeah ok, I am glad we have you here to referee and tell people what they do and don’t know. 🙄 I can hear Dana Garvey warming up in the background. Lol.
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All this talk about Patina....
I might be the latter that has a hybrid patina since a Mag Wallet is always on the back
Who here is using a Magsfe Wallet.
I pretty much have it on mine and I find it indispensable since having one. My DL and one CC is in there and pretty much is always available since it's on my phone.
In my wallet, I keep cash and an extra card....but hardly ever needed it except for those odd ball places where they won't accept a CC.
I might be the latter that has a hybrid patina since a Mag Wallet is always on the back
Who here is using a Magsfe Wallet.
I pretty much have it on mine and I find it indispensable since having one. My DL and one CC is in there and pretty much is always available since it's on my phone.
In my wallet, I keep cash and an extra card....but hardly ever needed it except for those odd ball places where they won't accept a CC.
That's a poor excuse from them. I know its AliX, but maybe don't use a leather that bleeds on stuff without finishing it properly?
I think it’s just the nature of thin uncoated leather. I also use my phone a lot and my hands tend to sweat pretty often so i’m sure that doesn’t help it not darken as quickly. So far I think it looks nice but it would be nice if it didn’t happen as fast. From what i remember my old andar took a little bit to show anything.
That being said I love my ryan london regardless, this would also happen as fast with my old BS cases.
I asked YMW in TaoBao and they said this case would not get any patina, or very very minimal. And they said only the crazy horse case will get patina.
This grey case looks really but not patina is kind of meh for me. I really want a grey leather with patina.
You know it’s not too late to put that kid up for adoption. Just kidding, I’m sure you have a wonderful child. And the case still looks good even after it’s war scars.
