Evolution of Leather Goods: Before and After Pictures

[watchman]

came in the mail today...

hoo-ray

[hollaforadolla]

you guys are killing me with your red moon wallets... i want one so bad i just cant pull the trigger

[Darkadious]

a lot of you guys have guns

[calatrava]

ive been eyeing those rrc's for a while. how nice is the leather, as there is a significant price difference between these and the red moons, and id guess the snap/concho is not made of german silver etc

[eastcoastrider27]

How much was that Watchman? Did you go through a proxy?

[watchman]

12,000 yen. Made with i believe, comprable quality, it's just assembled in China so the price drops a ton. The leather is really nice.

[andrew2]

came in the mail today...

hoo-ray

those are way too fatty for me

[khaltire]

it looks thinner than usual? or am I just imagining it

[nettiemoore]

it looks thinner than usual? or am I just imagining it

yeah i agree with you. i think it kinda looks thinner than my japan one..

[englandmj7]

12,000 yen. Made with i believe, comprable quality, it's just assembled in China so the price drops a ton. The leather is really nice.

Stupid question: So it is a sub-line of Red Moon?

Details on how you acquired it would be great. I would definitely get one at that price.

[poly800rock]

it's chinese made red moon....there was a link a handful of pages back i believe. Supposedly the same leather but made in china. But this is the first one to actually buy it, so...we'll have to see about "breaking in". As the leather from red moon (JP) has been the only leather thus far to really show some wear...

[watchman]

I think it may be an optical optical illusion that its thinner. Its the same structure wise as the Japanese ones

[eastcoastrider27]

Not bad, but I think I'd rather pay the extra money for something that isn't made in China.

Plus for some reason I haven't seen any natural colored RRC wallets.

[watchman]

well, as a good american, and therefore capitalist, i feel it's my civic duty to profit from developing country labor. I guess i am confident in the quality of anything Red Moon is willing to put their name on. And you haven't seen any because as far as i can tell there aren't any. I looked pretty hard.

[eastcoastrider27]

well, as a good american, and therefore capitalist, i feel it's my civic duty to profit from developing country labor. I guess i am confident in the quality of anything Red Moon is willing to put their name on. And you haven't seen any because as far as i can tell there aren't any. I looked pretty hard.

If anything you're hurting America, but I don't want to get into a whole globalization/foreign labor debate.

[watchman]

i bought the last one from leathergoodsconnection and it was about as american as you could get. i did my part.

poly- i am looking forward to see how this breaks in compared to the untanned one. I like it a lot as is, so i'm not stressing too bad

[poly800rock]

i bought the last one from leathergoodsconnection and it was about as american as you could get. i did my part.

poly- i am looking forward to see how this breaks in compared to the untanned one. I like it a lot as is, so i'm not stressing too bad

yeah...looks good so far. i'm sure it will look fine in 6 months. people tend to stress or overemphasize where something is made or what label it carries too much on this board..which is expected considering the nature of the board. congrats on sticking your neck out on a new buy

[Dick Danger]

I wanna know how long your back pocket lasts.

[watchman]

i'll make sure to keep you updated. Samurai S0110XJ pocket vs Red Moon HR-01 ROUND 1!

[eastcoastrider27]

people tend to stress or overemphasize where something is made or what label it carries too much on this board

My issue with the country of origin has nothing to do with quality, but rather the economic and political implications. But again, I don't want to get into a whole discussion (in this thread anyway).

The wallet looks good and I look forward to seeing its evolution over time.

[HEWSINATOR]

As for the RM jp wallets being the only ones that have been wearing nice it true for me. My knock-ff (similar price to Watchman's but not a RM brand) has not coloured nicely at all. My buddies SDA that started darker looks great though.

[poly800rock]

10 months. I've basically decided i'm going to sell this monstrosity after i get my tanner wallet. Got a few pm's already. Started out as untanned leather.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

you suck, poly

[horriblyjollyjinx]

looking forward to pics of your tanner, I need something like that too. How much did it cost?

[poly800rock]

you suck, poly

i jealous of all the people that have red moon's that don't look as fucking "dirty" as mine. I have no fucking clue how you people keep it so clean!!! It's done it's job.

horrible, the tanner one cost me $58. don't know how much shipped to sweden it would be though. I'm emailing him today to see the status of the order..it's been a while now...

[horriblyjollyjinx]

$58 is sweet since the $ is so cheap. shipping shouldn't really matter.

looking forward to pics and your opinion of it! also want to know how the shape is, if it'll produce a nice fade.

Have to use my current wallet till Nov 1 though.

[khaltire]

poly - is that the tanner bifold wallet that siznam makes? I havent seen anyone mention it but you, Im assuming when they are ready hell make a post about them though... I think thats the same price that the belt was. They are pretty nice, although mine hasn't really changed color too much

[poly800rock]

so speak of the devil....

[ordo]

poly, are you going to treat it with anything? I have a natural Wild Swans wallet coming and am trying to decide the best thing to do with it (other than fill it with money). I have Obenauf's oil and LP. Thoughts?

[ironXcrayon]

poly just put the red moon on the left and the tanner on the right. Youll have cushions with you.