I received the LC and because I already had the Ryan London I sent the LC back. Not as good quality as the RL. If I didn’t have the RL I wouldn’t have something to compare it too and most likely would have kept it.
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Leather Cases - Patina Proud Photos
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It’s also twice the price and limited in colours. I certainly don’t think the RL leather is twice as good as the LC, and I have the open bottom one.
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my RL is the closed bottom version, I read here that the leather would be of lower quality than the open bottom version. perhaps this is why I find it rather similar to LC. however, we are looking for perfection
At launch only Sienna. Depending on sales they’ll then look at introducing more colour options.
Ok I have the RL open bottom and comparing to LC closed bottom. There’s definitely a quality difference in the leather.my RL is the closed bottom version, I read here that the leather would be of lower quality than the open bottom version. perhaps this is why I find it rather similar to LC. however, we are looking for perfection
I also read that closed bottom is lower quality than open! Because of that I bought open RL but for me it’s not comfortable and return it!my RL is the closed bottom version, I read here that the leather would be of lower quality than the open bottom version. perhaps this is why I find it rather similar to LC. however, we are looking for perfection
I have both new RL and LC. The RL is a smoother leather but its not that much better than the LC like u make it to be. Certainly worth the $26 i paid vs the $60 of my ryan london. Is the ryan london twice as good? Nope. The LC has its place
LC (almost) full color range
note: got an additional tan to assess the patina.
note: got an additional tan to assess the patina.
LC Tan patina 1 week.
Left: in use. Right: out of the box.
Left: in use. Right: out of the box.
The patina looks very similar to mine!
Did you apply any leather conditioner on the case?
Edit: my LC case
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My replacement BS case (requested ocean for this time) has arrived, but I have to say I’m a bit disappointed.
The case looked wayyy darker than the pictures on the BS website, even when looked under a bright environment. It kind of feels like the midnight colour Apple is offering before.
Also the leather is super dry when arrived, I would say even drier than the LC case.
The only good thing I can say about this case is the leather smell is still very intoxicating.
The case looked wayyy darker than the pictures on the BS website, even when looked under a bright environment. It kind of feels like the midnight colour Apple is offering before.
Also the leather is super dry when arrived, I would say even drier than the LC case.
The only good thing I can say about this case is the leather smell is still very intoxicating.
The LC case has become my favorite. I'm still interested to see how it compares to the Bullstrap closed-bottom, so I'll probably pick one of those up when they drop.
Sadly that happens a lot with leather cases, the real life appearance is quite far from the website photos as they are using studio lighting and also picking out a case that looks the most appealing.
I'm also wondering if the replacement cases, perhaps, come from a separate area of the warehouse and are those that are not quite as nice as the full retail ones - as I had a black case replacement and ordered another one for a family member and the difference was noticeable between the two. Both still felt high quality don't get me wrong, and smelt great but the grain and look was very different.
My tan LC arrives today, so looking forward to seeing how that compares to my BS Sienna, as already have both LC and BS in black as well.
yes, one application of Meguiar’s Ultimate Leather Balm same product that I use on my Benz leather seats.
It’s OK for all my leather cases except nubuck ones where I’m using Timberland’s RenewBuck.
I’m not saying that is what they do, but it would make sense from a business perspective.
Got some of that at work.... Going to put a coat on my Moss Andar this afternoon
Only pro about this is the case will be thinner then the andar which to me is noticeably thicker than the Ryan london in hand.
Here’s some specs. Don’t have weight.
Andar
152.4
76.2
12.7
Ryan London closed bottom
150
74
12
Do the bottom cutouts look uniform on your cases? A few folks have said the bottom cutout is misaligned with the speaker grills and charger port.LC (almost) full color range
note: got an additional tan to assess the patina.