Just picked up a new saddle brown leather case for my iPhone X and realised just how much aging and patina my old iPhone case has, 2 years worth!
Hope the new one will age just as well
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Hope the new one will age just as well
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Saddle Brown Leather iPhone case, old patina and new!
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same here.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/saddle-brown-leather-case-usage.2088054/
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iPhone X by Robert, on Flickr
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/saddle-brown-leather-case-usage.2088054/
iPhone X by Robert, on Flickr
Now I have seen these pictures, I’m not returning my saddle brown case. Thanks.
ha. c'mon it's not going to stay new and pretty forever. i like how it ages. if i could slow it down i would.
Nice pics!
Love how I didn’t even notice how much it had changed over the years!
Looking forward to the ‘character’ that will form with the new case
Love how I didn’t even notice how much it had changed over the years!
Looking forward to the ‘character’ that will form with the new case
As it starts to turn, how does the grip improve, if it all? I'm still torn between leather and silicate!
same here.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/saddle-brown-leather-case-usage.2088054/
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iPhone X by Robert, on Flickr
Thank you for posting... What a great effect and it appears that the open bottom of the case did not affect the case’s protection ability...
Gee, mine just looks dirty. I’ll have to find it. I have had saddle, red, and midnight and only the dark blue didn’t show dirt. Now, I have a silicone one. Brighter lighter colors are easier to see, but in leather, the look dirty fast! And I do know about leather patina. Is it possible that one of them is the other shade of brown Apple made the case?
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Ha, wicked. I’ve got a year old saddle brown for my 6s Plus and it was like looking fairly battered with a couple of annoying stains. I’m just about to receive a replacement (same) but after seeing this I kinda wish I wasn’t and had just continued anyway.
I like the juxtaposition between slick tech and knackered organic.
It makes the case look like a well worn pair of boots and a old jacket. People in the leather world LOVE their patina. I am one of those people. lol. I love how the saddle brown looks as it ages, it becomes distinct to how you used it. No two are ever exactly the same.1 year use, what do you think?
What makes people go for patina look? I didn’t realize people love it, until I stumbled upon this thread. I just thought my case was dirtier than others lol