Thanks for the information.
The duck emblem was the original theme used by Dooney for the All Weather Leather, which I believe was their first pebbled leather. Over the years there have been other leather that were pebbled. They are of various thicknesses and probably made using a variety of techniques. The duck logo, in one form or another was used on several of the other collections, including the Dillen 1 and Dillen 2.
I think that all the pebbled leathers are water resistant. The degree to which water will roll off vs dry off may differ. As long as the water doesn't stain the leather I don't know that the differences are all that significant in most handbag uses. I've had slightly pebbled light color Dooney leathers get drenched in the rain, absorb the water, and dry off to look perfect again.
The water resistance is one of the key advantages of Dooney pebbled leather. But when the design is paired with a smooth leather handle or trim or an undyed vachetta leather, then the handbag becomes much more sensitive to weather. The pebbled portion of a zip zip, for example, may
be just fine, but rain can leave spots on the trim. I try to remember to use a little protectant, like Mink Oil (which is a wax, not an oil) on the handles and trim of my zip zips to protect them. Never use it on the pebbled leather portion of the handbag. And I've never tried it on any undyed natural vachetta leather, so I don't know what would happen. But on the varying colors of brown trim Dooney uses on the zip zips the Mink Oil hasn't caused any problems and seems to help avoid rain spots.
Of course, saffiano and other coated Dooney leathers are just fine in the rain without any special care.
