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ClutchThese

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has anyone here purchased this case? I've been eyeing it all evening and really debating to get it. I'm also on the fence for the saddle brown.

ugh, help!
 
I ended up getting the Midnight Blue myself. Ive had the Black Leather case for 2 years now and it still looks new. Im very impressed. I thought I wanted the saddle brown, but just wasn't feeling it after all.
 
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I have both. Saddle brown ages really well and does, as the above poster stated, develop a nice patina. The Product (RED) case doesn't age well. Mine has black wear lines along the edges, and I never really used it that much.
 
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There's already a thread on this.

As for the red, unless you never touch it with your bare hands, it'll look dirty after about 2 weeks. I returned mine. Others use the word 'patina.'

Both brown and red have this 'patina' effect. Some like it and others say it looks like crap.

Do a search on the forums as the original thread has plenty of pictures to help you make up your mind.
 
There's already a thread on this.

As for the red, unless you never touch it with your bare hands, it'll look dirty after about 2 weeks. I returned mine. Others use the word 'patina.'

Both brown and red have this 'patina' effect. Some like it and others say it looks like crap.

Do a search on the forums as the original thread has plenty of pictures to help you make up your mind.
Will do a search! Thanks!
 
has anyone here purchased this case? I've been eyeing it all evening and really debating to get it. I'm also on the fence for the saddle brown.

ugh, help!
I had one for my 6+ and loved it but just be ready for it to darken with use, that was actually my favorite part about it though!
 
I had the very first red leather case they made available for the 5S (I think).
Within a week, it looked like someone took a black sharpie to every edge.

I think they use a different leather on the newer cases but I have steered away from the Red leather since then.
 
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Like others have mentioned...

I had the Product Red leather case for my iPhone 5 and it doesn't age as well as darker colored leather cases.

I have also owned the midnight blue, brown and black and my wife the light blue.

Light blue got pretty dingy looking. Midnight blue, brown and black all held up great.
 
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Yikes, I hope the newer ones fixed that.. at least a little bit.. 3 months later and it looked like that.. wow! A deeper dye into the leather would help fix that. Looks like they just did the top layer or two.
 
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