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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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you are correct, they have saddle brown. unfortunately they are missing English Tan.
Unless they changed things in the past year, I’m certain Bullstrap uses top grain leather for phone cases and full grain leather for their bags.
My history of Apple leather cases/nomad/keyway
Slate grey for iPhone X - used from new for 18 months
Forest Green for iPhone 11 pro - used from new for 12 months
Saddle brown for iPhone 12 Pro max - forced patina used for 12 months
Dark cherry for iPhone 13 Pro - forced patina used for 8 months
Golden brown for iPhone 13 mini - forced patina used for 18 months
Nomad Rustic brown horween for iPhone 15 pro max - forced patina as rustic brown was too dark to begin with used alcohol to lighten to English tan colour the used from day one to present as it’s my everyday work case
Keyway full leather in whiskey for iPhone 15 pro max - 1 week old will not be doing any forced patina on this case as I’m very happy with the colour and quality of leather, will be using it for weekend only as I have my nomad which is more suitable for work
As you can see I’m very sad Apple got rid of their leather cases and wallets, fine woven will never be a replacement for the way the genuine Apple leather cases felt and fit
Anyways enjoy the patina!
Slate grey for iPhone X - used from new for 18 months
Forest Green for iPhone 11 pro - used from new for 12 months
Saddle brown for iPhone 12 Pro max - forced patina used for 12 months
Dark cherry for iPhone 13 Pro - forced patina used for 8 months
Golden brown for iPhone 13 mini - forced patina used for 18 months
Nomad Rustic brown horween for iPhone 15 pro max - forced patina as rustic brown was too dark to begin with used alcohol to lighten to English tan colour the used from day one to present as it’s my everyday work case
Keyway full leather in whiskey for iPhone 15 pro max - 1 week old will not be doing any forced patina on this case as I’m very happy with the colour and quality of leather, will be using it for weekend only as I have my nomad which is more suitable for work
As you can see I’m very sad Apple got rid of their leather cases and wallets, fine woven will never be a replacement for the way the genuine Apple leather cases felt and fit
Anyways enjoy the patina!
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I guarantee I would mess it upCan always strip the color of a case and re-paint it tan
Wow you did such a good job with the Nomad, I thought it was English Tan colored to begin with
It's not as difficult as you'd think. You'd need special leather dye though. You'd strip the color with acetone first and I mean really f*ck that case up, almost until there is no color of any sort left. Then you'd paint it, multiple layers depending on how dark you want it. Then condition the leather. If you mess it up you can always start over with acetone, since it's a very light color you're doing.
Just go on youtube and find shoe patina videos, it's the same thing but on a shoe. I can recommend channel The Elegant Oxford for that.
update: they’re sending out a replacement. Didn’t ask for the other one back either which is nice. Thumbs up from a customer service standpoint at least.
That’s a really nice collection there!
The green 11 pro with the forest green leather case was my favorite combo by far. I should have skipped the 12 mini and kept that combo for another year.
Forest Green with a Purple 14Pro looks awesome, especially with an Umber Wallet. Love the combo 😀
anyone by any chance that ordered a leather bare case receive theirs yet? the long wait time between ordering and delivery is starting to be a bit of a drag. I got a USPS tracking number last week for mine but the status still says awaiting pickup, with no expected delivery date
Mine shows it left Hong Kong on 11/10 but usps hasn’t received it yet
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gotcha, i didn't see any international tracking update on the shop app only the USPS tracking information, so i'm assuming mine is the same
Received my ymw grey “Napa leather” case from aliexpress this weekend. This is not leather. It feels terrible and smells like chemicals. I’m surprised I’ve seen positive reviews for this case. Weight is not bad (33 grams for 15 pro) and the buttons are great but I wouldn’t recommend this case if you’re looking for real leather. It has more of a plastic feel than anything.
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3 week update
Keyway in slate is starting to darken around the sides. It's also softening and more grippy, no longer the slippery bar of soap it was when I first got it. The patina is a bit on the fast side, but looks great so far. Hopefully it will retain some of the color at the 1 year mark.
Keyway in slate is starting to darken around the sides. It's also softening and more grippy, no longer the slippery bar of soap it was when I first got it. The patina is a bit on the fast side, but looks great so far. Hopefully it will retain some of the color at the 1 year mark.
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I’m in the same boat, left Hong Kong on the 10th. No USPS updates and i am moving in 7 days so I really hope I get it before then.