Most luxury branded goods are just...well, branded. If you want an awesome wallet and not an awesome brand. Look at anything made using Horween Shell Cordovan.

Leather is for amateurs.

http://ashlandleather.com
Ashland has a wide range of designs and styles for wallets, with choices of shell cordovan or Horween's chromexcel, which is front part of a horsehide, and some Horween dublin as well I think. If you want Ashland, check out mass drop from time to time, its very popular.

http://shop.mitchell-leather.com/Famous-Mo...-Wallets_c6.htm
Personally, I went for Mitchell's money clip wallet with shell cordovan -- which is usually sold out and he only has limited quantities. This is simply due to the fact that there's limited supply of Horween's shell cordovan. All I can say, the wallet is amazing and I foresee it lasting a very very long time.

Why Ashland has shell cordovan in stock? Tsk tsk.. owner/founder of Ashland leather is also the operations guy @ Horween.

Online bro... online...

It is. I stand corrected.

Calf leather is for amateurs.
Then again my veg-tanned belt is calf, my dress belt is calf, my shoes are calf. Cause shell is too expensive.