Oh, I see this thread has made its way back.. I ended up getting the matte (tax free too).. and here she is... ... pictured w/her partner in crime.. the Camellia billfold (which I used the EGC card received from the Jumbo, & convinced DH it'd be a great V-day gift... hehe).
I'm confused. The posts above contradicts what I thought I knew. I thought the shiny caviar is old leather, Made in France. And matte caviar is new leather, Made in Italy??
I'm still confused, but I saw a medium caviar at Saks today for $2225, and it was $2350 at the Chanel store. Does that mean the one at Saks is matte, and the one at Chanel is shiny? But they're otherwise the same?
*There's only a slight difference in the matte & shiny... you can only really tell if you have the 2 sitting right next to each other. My SA suggests seeing it IRL before purchasing.. if you're unsure.