Most definitely! A blue is in the works, and also something that pays homage to one of Apple’s most popular leather case colour.
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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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Most definitely! A blue is in the works, and also something that pays homage to one of Apple’s most popular leather case colour.
Here you go.
iPhone 15 Pro:
15.2(L)*1.2(H)*7.5(W)cm
Please also note that since leather is a natural material, there will inadvertently be small variances between cases as well.
@Bare Cases Any plans for a version without the bottom lip like the pre-iPhone 12 Apple leather cases?
Aw man. I wish I had thought of getting a backup before they vanished from Apple’s stock. I suppose I could find one on the second-hand market.
Mines also acquired some battle scars but I consider it part of the patina process and these things seem to heal up really well.
Marshalls will sometimes get shipments of discontinued Apple Leather cases. Woot.com, too:
https://sellout.woot.com/offers/apple-iphone-14-pro-leather-case-with-magsafe-1
It says "sold out" but it seems about once every few weeks they get a new batch ranging from 14 Pro / Pro Max all the way down to 11 Pro and X.
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Yeah I was about to say check Marshals. The one here has ink and umber for the pro max for $17. I was hoping they would have some leather MagSafe wallets but no luck. I might have to check TJ Maxx too
this is interesting, looks like the bare case is almost a millimeter thinner in terms of thickness, wonder why then would the total width of the bare case be wider than ander by about 2mm?
i have a bare case on order, (im)patiently waiting for it to arrive, preferred their metal accent colors over andar's black buttons/ring
edit: i think i'm misunderstanding thickness to be the thickness of the sides of the case whereas here the measurement is likely the thickness of the back
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I was at the Marshalls on the Vegas strip last week and they had a ton of the apple leather cases for the 13 & 14 series in several colors for cheap. They didn't have any wallets though. I seem to have stuck gold with the one I found at my local Marshalls in Canada 2 weeks ago. It was the only one on the shelf and an absolute steal at $20 cdn for the black one with find my. Hopefully more of them to come soon.
Yes I am just worried if something bad happens and it tears apart or something. Other than that, I don’t mind.
You can still pick it up on woot, or other retailers like Amazon brand new.
saw you have/had both YMW Nappa and Decoded. Which one is thinner? What about leather feel? From pics I would say that the leather on Decoded is smoother, I dont like the "rugged"/'textured" feel
Yeah you lucked out. I had to pay 35 on eBay for a new gen1 without find my. I’d like to find a couple more colors to put back since they are gone forever
Yeah, I wouldn't mind picking up a spare for future since they don't make the leather ones anymore. Just keep an eye out, I doubt that mine was the only one they will be getting.... be weird if they only got one. I think we will see them start to appear closer to the holidays. My Marshalls always gets a bunch of apple watch bands around mid to late November every year so I'm betting they roll in with that.Yeah you lucked out. I had to pay 35 on eBay for a new gen1 without find my. I’d like to find a couple more colors to put back since they are gone forever
Does this make the leather shinier? What does the case look like now with it saturated?
Excellent question. I too would like to see. Also, @ChiLLon, do you think that conditioning with this product is what slows the patina process? I know you had mentioned your case doesn't patina as fast as some of ours do.
Since it does contain waxes you could brush up a tiny shine, but as soon as you put your fingers on it the shine is gone. The case looks mostly the same. A little bit smoother to the eyes and a lot smoother to touch. Really happy with the result.
I have never claimed my case does in fact patina slower. I said I will saturate the leather to attempt to slow patina down. Saturation should be done with oils, so the leather balm I use isn't the same, but I am hoping it works. Cases in general patina way faster than they should, because it seems most case manufacturers buy leather that is very thirsty and not at all saturated during tanning. To me this is wrong, to others it is exactly what they are looking for. To me, if my saddle brown case is fully and evenly chocolate brown after a year, then it is bad leather.
YMW is thinner. Equal in smoothness but the YMW leather is softer.
Both great cases but the YMW is elite compared to any other leather case I’ve tried, on any model iPhone I’ve had.
Sold the decoded on eBay
I say the leather is softer, I have the Nappa one. Haven’t tried any others.
Had the one I call the Bullstrap equivalent for my last phone and that was a great case too; would have used it a lot more had it been closed bottom
I’d say Mujjo is closest to the feel of the Apple leather case but having said that, I think Mujjo is the least quality of the three. Andar is a full leather wrap without the open bottom and (in my experience) the buttons aren’t great as far as clickiness. The Ryan London is a full leather wrap with an open bottom but the buttons are much clickier. Not sure if I’m imagining it but the Ryan London seems a tad thicker than the Andar case overall.
It’s definitely tempting. All together, I prefer the weight/look/feel of an iPhone 14 with an Apple leather case but I may also finally drive my wife insane if I follow through with this plan lol
That is indeed what most of this market is looking for based on all the posts I see with people getting impatient with patina. So the case makers are on point with the leather specs they're buying.
It’s ok, you could drive her crazy with worse things.
My black bull strap arrived yesterday. Inner tpu case loods identical to my ryan london.
The leather is completely different between the 2.
Ryan london burgundy is soft and thick and the black bullstrap is thin and feels tougher with more grain.
I will enjoy switching between the 2 as they age.
The leather is completely different between the 2.
Ryan london burgundy is soft and thick and the black bullstrap is thin and feels tougher with more grain.
I will enjoy switching between the 2 as they age.