That's good to hear- well not for my bank balanceI'm a pretty recent convert so I want to make sure that I get a lot of use out it and really enjoy it as it would be my last one for a while this year...
Oh yea -- I think these bags can withstand a pretty good amount of wear.
I think there were a few colors that had issues with fading/darkening of the leather, but I haven't had either issue with this one. The leather looks and feels amazing -- its so buttery soft and if anything, it's warmed ever so slightly. the color under the flap (where it's not exposed regularly) may be *slightly* lighter than the body of the bag, but not so much that it looks drastic or like two diff colors. I think I actually like this color more than I would have liked Military (which was darker to begin with) -- I'm so happy with this bag that I'm considering adding a Large to my collection sometime soon!!
