Saddle Brown leather iPhone 6s case, new vs 3 weeks of use
Posted Oct 20, 2015, 3:32 PM UTC
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It actually looks better! I have a bit of leather goods and this is just the changing Patina. It ages like wine - the older, the better. However - I have not witnessed such drastic change within 3 weeks. Out of curiosity, what environmental factors do you deal with, if you don't mind me asking?
Edit: I see that people are not as knowledgable about leather.....
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some of it is dye leaking from my raw denim jeans... thats about the only thing other than my hands.
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Internet pants friend! I have the rose gold phone and my Strike Gold jeans turn all the white parts blue on the back.
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That would defeat the purpose of buying raw denim .
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Not everyone buys raw denim for the "super sick fades bro!"
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You sound like the quintessential Apple Guy.
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It's most likely the moisture and oils from his palms speeding up the process.
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Mine is wearing in nicely as well. My only complaint is that the unlock button has turned almost black compared to the rest of the case. The rest looks worn in, that button looks... dirty.
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Get some saddle soap.
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Do they have these for the iPad. That used one in gorgeous.
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there is not currently a saddle brown iPad one, it was a new color introduced with the 6s/6s Plus
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May be a stupid question but I have just a 6. Would this case fit?
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Apple says it should fit both!
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I have a 6 too, and it fits perfectly.
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I have one on my 6 and it fits fine. No slack, really.
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Yes. I have this case and a 6 Plus.
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What's the difference between this and the brown that was available last gen? See also: give it a year and it'll hardly be distinguishable from the black bezel.
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saddle brown is much lighter to start with and ages nicer than the other brown color.
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Interesting. I'm thinking of getting the plastic type next.
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I have one that's a slightly lighter color than this and looks great. It's a smart case,, meaning that it covers the whole thing.
I've had it for about a year and a half and it looks great! Plus it has protected my iPad from small drops and from being thrown full force into a wall once (crazy ex).
Not sure if they still sell them but you might want to check Amazon or the Apple Store :)
EDIT: So apparently it's nearly impossible to find because it's an iPad Air case, all everyone sells now are iPad Air 2 cases. I found this one on eBay, it says it's made by apple, but who knows.. Check it out though, this is the one I have, it's slightly darker than it looks http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/390924887497
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Thanks! But I went with one of these instead. I decided I like holding the iPad better when it's naked. Lol
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they don't make these style cases for iPad, anyways
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Looks great used. Random comment here. I have a leather belt that I got when I was 16 from Abercrombie (don't judge). I'm 32 now and still wear it almost everyday. My wife doesn't understand why I love it so much. I try to explain the aging of a belt that is that old is glorious!
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I'm right around your age and have one I still use as well. Love or hate them, Abercrombie had some really well made, durable belts in the late 90's. I doubt they are still of that quality.
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Chiming in with an at least 15 year old A&F leather belt. All of their clothes used to be exceptional quality compared to what they became. Now, they've all but disappeared from near me.
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15+ year old A&F leather belt club member here.
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I have a Fossil belt that old?
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nope. they're quality is terrible. the quality of the clothes now are for narcissistic 15 year olds.
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They used to stand behind their stuff, and certain items even had a lifetime guarantee. Now, they've kept the price point, but they've gone with such cheaper stuff that all you're paying for is the name that's silk screened on the front.
Does anyone remember when they tried to make Ruehl 925 happen? More expensive than A&F, same style, but the quality was on par with the original clothing. No one was buying it, I guess - probably because young kids don't care about clothes and goods that last - they just want the name.
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I have one like that, but from Britches. You kids remember Britches, dontcha? God I'm old.
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Congrats on having to the same waistline at 32 as you did at 16!
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32in waist represent!
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Well I think the whole point of multiple holes in a belt is adjustability so idk if that's accurate
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That's true. I guess I've tended to buy belts without a lot of room to grow because I don't like a lot of overlapping length.
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Keep it up - I've got a leather belt that is over 35 years old and has travelled with me all over the world.
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The Brotherhood of the Traveling Belt
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Same story, except I bought mine at American eagle
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Crap, now I have to buy one. The used is gorgeous. Thanks for making me spend 45 bucks today OP.
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Yeah. I have had an Olive Brown one on my 6+ since launch and now I really want the Saddle. It's much closer to the color I love. The Olive just gets super dark.
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Yeah, my brown one is almost black, it seems. It's nice, but I really prefer saddle, especially now that I have a gold phone
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Use leather cases for 3-4 weeks, sell to reddit users for profit!
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3 weeks? You got some sweaty, dirty ass hands mafaka'
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I wash my hands constantly and mine has worn like that as well
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I love how randos on the internet judge how often i wash my hands based on an iphone case. What scientific field are you in, my friend?
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Mine is 3-4 weeks as well so people know OP's isn't unusual. It looks fantastic IMO.
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Then again, you don't hold the watch in your hand so it will naturally take longer to age
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Good point. My phone also goes with me to the gym. Watch does, but with a sport band.
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Looks about right, mine isn't quite as dark on the edges but it does darken up nicely. The midnight blue & olive brown I had from my 6 got to be essentially so dark it seemed black except in bright light/sunlight.
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I tried a bunch of different cases and it wasn't until I got the apple leather one that I fell in love.
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Unfortunately, while it looks good on the brown, on the red one the wear, fade, and stain just looks like a dirty old case.
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Got one over the weekend for this after seeing similar pictures around here. Can't wait for that wear in. I'm a case nut, and this is one of the best I've seen around in a long time. I'm in love with it.
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I really do hope the regular Brown patinas in a similar fashion. I thought I had grabbed the Saddle Brown but I was wrong. Less than a week in. We will see how it goes.
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Here ya go.
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I had the saddle brown, but returned it for the regular brown just before 2 weeks. It was still bright orange and didn't really look very good. Much happier with regular brown.
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That is awesome. I wish I would've gotten that color.
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does the leather get softer? the buttons are hard as fuck to press right now
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Try taking the phone out and pressing the buttons without the phone in like 10-15 times. This helped mine out a lot, it now does a little click when I press instead of the mushy feeling it had before.
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I just got mine yesterday and run into the hard pressing buttons, read your comment last night and it's perfect now, all 3 buttons are clicking now, great advice, thanks.
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Ha, the only case where its value goes up as it's used.
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That looks about right. Mine is about that old as well and it's aging pretty damn nicely.
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That has aged wonderfully, hopefully mine turns out that way as well
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I had the black leather one. The problem I have with it is that the bottom is completely exposed. I dropped my original 6 plus. Screen was fine, top was fine, both sides were fine, back too. The speaker grill had a massive dent.
The screen started losing touch sensitivity, until eventually it stopped responding to touch completely.
What I really liked was that when I took it to Apple, they switched it out, even after I explained what happened for free.
They really are great at customer service.
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Looks much better used, IMO.
I agree, hence the post on here. Seems a few people aren't understanding the intent.
dat patina
I just bought this one too but I had the red one for the 5. After about 2 years of use it looks so worn out and vintage, its fantastic.
is it getting much more slippery around the edges there's the most colour change?
Mine looks similar to OPs. I find it is much easier to grip and less slippery after a few weeks of use.
good to know, i went the other way because i assumed that it would be a lot more slippery with use and purchased the rubber cover which ironically has gotten slipperier with use.
Mine looks almost exactly the same as yours. At first I wasn't sure I liked it - too orange. Now I love it. I might try saddle soap on the corners tho.
Wash your hands. But it does look better on the right.
But then, a few people - including OP - aren't understanding 'ageing patina'.
The oldest of my e.g. Swaine Adeney bags (~10 years) that I bought vs being given still have a fairly new-ish look.
What you see there is just straight-up degredation.
Mind you, given the lifecycle of these accessories maybe that's actually a correct approach.
EDIT: I love that you get all upset about being suckered into a purely marketing-led idea of 'quality'.
I disagree. That's dirt and oil from being handled for many hours a day and from being in a pocket. Your bag would look the same if it was was held in your sweaty palm for hours a day.
I always wondered why my nuts had a darker patina.
How much of that it absorbs again depends on what you have. My handles don't show hugely noticeable additional discolouration over the bags yet, and that would be the giveaway if your point was true, instead of this again being just dirt-absorbing-prone inferior leather.
I wish I could say the same for my Rose Grey leather case. The staining from my blue jeans looks awful. I don't like to do it but I'm very tempted to take it back to apple to see if they'll swap it for a different colour.
I have the blue leather case for my iPhone 6 and I found a picture of it when it was new earlier this week. It looks nothing like that anymore. Actually one of the corners is starting to show the plastic shell that's under the leather/felt.
I'm considering getting a new one, or maybe I'll go for a bit harder shell, but I really don't want something much bigger... or thinner.
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I had a Product Red one, it done the same. The sides went to a really dark-blue/black colour. I asked Apple but they said that they do wear with age. Good luck though! :P
I had the product red case for almost a year. It looks horrible. It's mostly brown on the outside and the edges are black and worn almost completely off. It's protected my phone well enough but I can't use it anymore, people think it's filthy and assume the same of me. I've tried cleaning it with tons of different chemicals as a last resort before I threw it out and nothing worked. I even washed it with my laundry at one point. I'm a little upset that the $15 case I got from Walmart is holding up better than that case did.
Yeah, I can +1 on the filthy assumption. I've now got a really cheap-o case from Amazon and it has lasted far longer than my Apple one.
Got a picture ? I really want this case to replace my boring black one, but I'm nervous about this.
Sorry I took it back to Apple and they swapped it out so I can't take a picture of it now. They were more than happy to do the swap. I swapped it for the Stone colour silicon case. I'm happy to say that no colour is transferring from my jeans onto it and I think they've updated the material as it's doing a good job of not picking up lint which I think was a problem with the 6 cases. Don't quite like the Stone colour as much as the new Rose Grey, but it's so much better than the leather case looked after just a week.
You totally could and should. If you're not satisfied and you're just looking to exchange it will be an easy transaction. Plus it will get Apple to figure out a better color or maybe process the leather differently. Who knows? Point is you should exchange it.
Really? It looks trashed to me. I've been extremely unhappy with its quality.
Maybe your experience is different, but this is how worn leather looks in my experience.
This is what real leather does. Welcome to quality.
to each their own... but it is called "Saddle Brown", it's supposed to look like that; http://www.portero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/10739-70-herms-brown-leather-close-contact-17-english-saddle1.jpg