from my personal penny wise point of view.

genuine leather lasts me very long. Not that 'genuine leather' stamp.
its got to be the real thing. It lasts for years of wear and tear. I use a country hide side pouch. After 4 years, the zipper finally gave away. but a repair only cost me around rm20.

my lumberjacks is still new. so no comment.

Quality? As in leather that last longer? Then get any decent leather wallet should be ok. None of the above will last longer then the other.

I like This...

http://www.ferragamo.com/webapp/wcs/stores...3/117329/433473

It's simple.

If you want branded with good leather then braun buffel or mont blanc.

others will be just paying for the brand.

yup totally agree. you are just buying gucci, burberry, lv, ferragamo for the looks and branding only. durability, they suck. none of my wallets last more than a year. don't ask me how i use them. i have no idea myself.



for long lasting, i would opt for buffel or mont blanc but i think most mont blanc comes in hard leather which i don't really fancy. buffel is really value for money!

mont blanc is nice..cheapest around rm800 with cash compartment.. u can check it out at the gardens mont blanc..

Saddleback leather

Not really.. I have a mont blanc that is as soft as any of the above brand u mention and its cheap as well only about RM1.4k, cheaper then LV blah blah for sure.

As for braun buffel quality or brand image.... i really dont know why braun buffel is considered "branded/luxury" brand... i think only in Msia people buy the brand.. even in germany its not as wide spread (or people hardly know about it, I know my german colleague havent heard of it).