I just wanted to do a wear and tear update on the ME City after using mine consistently for 4 months (got it sometime around mid-May?)

I literally had to self-check myself to keep me from overusing it! (I really really love it, and now I'm thinking to get a nice black RHW or a rogue cerise??)
(Note: the lighting is a bit yellow, making the gold hardware deeper, it has pale gold HW in actual light)
It's beginning to get that desirable Bal slouch

and the leather has become discernably softer! The smell still lingers, but has gone fainter
Eventually, I guess the whip-stitch handles will be the first part of the bag to show the wear and tear, as you can see here, there's already a hint of fraying and yellowing.