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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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I’d post my cosmos blue, but it’s not turning anywhere as quickly as my old saddle.
same with my product red case, its aging, but slowly, I've only had it for about a month now, I want to age it, but, its taking really long, though it looks so good, and then switch to the cosmos blue, then age that.
I've been using mine for over a month now and i barely notice any patina. How long have you guys been using it for it to turn a darker brown? i love that look.
My old 6s case.
Don’t know how long. Ended up swapping for the triple block.
Have a saddle brown on my X with a black and cosmos waiting.
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Don’t know how long. Ended up swapping for the triple block.
Have a saddle brown on my X with a black and cosmos waiting.
I’d post my cosmos blue, but it’s not turning anywhere as quickly as my old saddle.
What kind of colour/patina is expected with this cosmos blue ageing?
Yeah. I'd like to see this too, pleaseI’d post my cosmos blue, but it’s not turning anywhere as quickly as my old saddle.
About a year ago, I dropped my 6S+ which is in a black Apple leather case, on my driveway. It landed on the bottom left corner and then fell face down. The phone was perfect in every way and there was a scuff on that corner of the leather case. Now, after all this time, the case doesn't look like it did when it first fell as seen in the top picture below. I have a Apple leather case on my 6S+, 6S, 6+ and now my 7+. I would not hesitate to ever buy one again knowing it fully protected my 6S+.
Wait, so the leather just 'healed' over time?
From the original scrape, it seems like it healed up very nicely.
It's pretty cool how it these leather cases do that. I somehow "cut" the side my leather case on my 6. It was like a 3 mm cut and stuck out. I pushed it into place and occasionally rubbed it in and within a week or so it bonded back together.. The scar was still there but that was it.
Nice. My 6s case is Polycarbonate but has a soft-touch back (similar to Apple's Silicone, but more durable), & I can scrape my nail across it with some force, but it'll rub out over time.
But the self-healing on the leather takes it to another level. Good scuff....I mean stuff.
I actually kinda like that. Was torn between the red an saddle. Decided on th saddle brown.
Awesome, thanks for sharing. Glad to see all is fine w your phone. Your case looks great in the second pic!
This is not "patina" this is either neglect, abuse, or product defect. I would be embarrassed to carry around a three week old phone in a case that looked like it had been run over by a car 10 times over the last month.
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Wow, what are people doing with their phones, putting them through the mud then in a washing machine? Gross. I guess this is why I tend to stick with black leather cases, don't have this issue, but many of the photos here people call patina are nothing more than abuse\negligent treatment\manufacturer defects.
This is my issue with leather - new, they look brilliant, but then they change into something that's not very attractive imo.
I really wouldn't want to touch a typical owners leather case after they've had it a while - like shaking hands with someone who hasn't washed in months, or using someone elses Airpods after they've been wearing them for a week (or even a day).
Granted, I don't normally handle other people's phones anyway. Just commenting on impressions of the wear of the leather.
Perhaps I'm overreacting...
This is my issue with leather - new, they look brilliant, but then they change into something that's not very attractive imo.
I really wouldn't want to touch a typical owners leather case after they've had it a while - like shaking hands with someone who hasn't washed in months, or using someone elses Airpods after they've been wearing them for a week (or even a day).
Granted, I don't normally handle other people's phones anyway. Just commenting on impressions of the wear of the leather.
Perhaps I'm overreacting...
This is actually the best analysis I've seen. Leather is a material that's absolutely not anti-bacterial in nature. Leather is skin... and even when treated is a bacteria magnet. Gosh, now you've made me think twice about ever letting someone touch my phone. LOL
Thanks for the visual though... it was actually spot-on.
Anybody have pictures of an aged product red leather case for iPhone x? I asked on another thread but no response.
There's one on this very page bud...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-leather-cases-patina-photos.2091430/page-4#post-25660263
I also remember watching a YouTube vid showing a 2 year old Product Red Leather for an older iPhone.... gruesome stuff.