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post #106 of 109
1/10/12 at 6:41am
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Originally Posted by iroh View Post

how do these (soft) briefcases age, I seem some similar styles of briefcases at a thift store and I have to say when they get old they get pretty beat up. it kind puts me off getting a soft briefcase, perhaps if the leather was substantially thick and heavy is will mantain its shape even when the briefcase gets soft after being gets broken in. on the other hand if it is packed with a laptop and papers then i guess it doesn't matter if it gets soft it will still have form because of the stuff inside. but the leather still needs to be pretty thick, like a belt, even a thick belt gets soft with use so what chance does a briefcase have. another solution woudl be a hard briefcase but i am not too fond of hard briefcases either.

My SAB case is made with thick leather - thick enough to use for a nice belt for sure. My Filson 252 (all leather field satchel) is made with leather so thick it took a year for it to even start to soften. Neither bag is suffering from use.
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post #107 of 109
1/11/12 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by Patek View Post

Havana seems a little bland to me. Maybe the pictures don't do it justice. Havana would match better with most of my shoes, but it seems to "fit in" a bit more and look like every other bag.
I did not realize that London tan and dark London tan were different colors.

There was only one "London tan" option when I got mine, even though I think it's called Dark London Tan. That said, I do recall one of the ladies at Sterling & Burke pointing out a lighter London tan wallet when I was there once. I agree re: the blandness of Havana, but it would certainly mask any dirt. Chestnut might be a good compromise, though I'm not really sure that there will be that much of a difference between that and London tan in terms of what's visible. This is a tough one.
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post #108 of 109
1/11/12 at 8:29pm
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Originally Posted by Joenobody0 View Post

My SAB case is made with thick leather - thick enough to use for a nice belt for sure. My Filson 252 (all leather field satchel) is made with leather so thick it took a year for it to even start to soften. Neither bag is suffering from use.

Right, I think it's important to distinguish between bridle leather and other forms of leather. Bridle leather is quite thick and durable. It typically only looks better with age.
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post #109 of 109
1/11/12 at 10:48pm
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Originally Posted by HEPennypacker View Post

There was only one "London tan" option when I got mine, even though I think it's called Dark London Tan. That said, I do recall one of the ladies at Sterling & Burke pointing out a lighter London tan wallet when I was there once. I agree re: the blandness of Havana, but it would certainly mask any dirt. Chestnut might be a good compromise, though I'm not really sure that there will be that much of a difference between that and London tan in terms of what's visible. This is a tough one.

Anyone have some aged/patina pictures?
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