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New Apple Leather Case

Just got the red leather case for my black iPhone 5. So far it fits perfectly and looks great. I'm interested to see how it wears over the next week. One theory I have is that people are freaking out too early. Maybe once it wears evenly the red will look uniformly worn and, while not the same as the day you got it, look fine. Only time will tell!

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AlexSykes said:
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My apologies for it not being the best photo, it is very noticeable in person and it is literally impossible to clean.
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This does look terrible. What conditions did you use it in? Did it get wet? Does your job make your hands dirty? If that's the result of normal wear and tear, not good!
 
JayDH said:
Just got the red leather case for my black iPhone 5. So far it fits perfectly and looks great. I'm interested to see how it wears over the next week. One theory I have is that people are freaking out too early. Maybe once it wears evenly the red will look uniformly worn and, while not the same as the day you got it, look fine. Only time will tell!
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Thats also my theory and it will be pretty rare in the wild if everyone is freaking out and exchanging it for the black immediately.

Maybe the same case but of polyurethan would be a nice iteration for people disliking torn leather.

I'm actively using mine for 3 days now, still looking like stright out of the box. Didn't put it in my pocket though since I didn't have to, yet.
 
JayDH said:
Just got the red leather case for my black iPhone 5. So far it fits perfectly and looks great. I'm interested to see how it wears over the next week. One theory I have is that people are freaking out too early. Maybe once it wears evenly the red will look uniformly worn and, while not the same as the day you got it, look fine. Only time will tell!

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This does look terrible. What conditions did you use it in? Did it get wet? Does your job make your hands dirty? If that's the result of normal wear and tear, not good!
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The case hasn't been wet, I'm a solicitor so it spends most of its time in my suit jacket, my jean pocket at home or on my office desk, in the car it's kept on a black leather seat (since it doesn't move around on the seat compared to the dash compartment)
This is why I've returned it, as some others have said it began to look like this after a few hours of being out of the packet. Got a black one now and a week going and it still looks perfect, also contrasts nicely with the white of the gold iPhone 5S!
 
imaginex20 said:
Wait...how did you hide the carrier?
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mirz2000 said:
I actually took the "front" picture after syncing but before activating the phone, so no carrier was assigned to it (also why it says 3G). The back picture is after about 10 days. Unfortunately, until there is a jailbreak for iOS7, I don't believe there is a way to remove carrier name.
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If you looked on the last page you would seen this post.
 
after week 1
 

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The official iPhone 5s cases

I got one and had to look at it in its box for two weeks before my phone arrived but my god it's a high quality case. What does everyone else think?

I have the brown one with my gold iPhone 5s 64gb.
 
I have the gold iPhone and the brown case also - like you say the case is of a great quality, everything is aligned perfectly including the individual speaker holes and the Apple symbol is aligned in the same position it fits on the phone.

I've had a few people tell me they dislike the brown colour but personally I think it's a nice fit with the gold.

Thinking about purchasing a few and alternating.
 
I think the brown will look nice as it wears, I have had a leather wallet same colour for like 7 years and it looks much better now than it did new.

I have found, an heard others report that the black case has a stiff on/off button.
 
rsnapeuk said:
I have the gold iPhone and the brown case also - like you say the case is of a great quality, everything is aligned perfectly including the individual speaker holes and the Apple symbol is aligned in the same position it fits on the phone.

I've had a few people tell me they dislike the brown colour but personally I think it's a nice fit with the gold.

Thinking about purchasing a few and alternating.
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Can you post your Gold one with the Brown Leather case? I'm yet to get the case and I would like to see what it looks like.

Thanks.
 
What's the deal? Can't find beige anywhere. They are selling on eBay for 60 dollars!
 
My brown case is showing minor wear around the edges after 1 week of use but I don't keep it in my pants pocket either. Overall, I'm super happy with this case, it feels great in hand.
 
mirz2000 said:
Looks great! Have you been doing anything special to clean it?
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Nothing at all. I am trying to just fight my OCD and let it age.. I am really happy with it.. Only time I cleaned it was with a good wiping on my t-shirt..
 
Here's gold/brown...

(not a great pic - rushing before the light was gone.)
 

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You would think some people in here are buying a $40k car, its a $40 phone case. Just buy it or not.:rolleyes:

black is good
 
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I just picked mine up. Quick question, is there supposed to be a small gab between the case and the phone just above the lightning port?
 
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