Jack Spade Leather Checkerboard Card Case – $49.00* ($110)
*Seems to only be available through Gilt under the “First Look: Fall” sale, sub category shoes & accessories.
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Jack Spade is a brand that has mastered the tweak. Take something traditional like a card case or a soft work bag, and change it just enough by way of a modern twist to make it stand out.
With the color scheme of a Scrabble board from the Polk administration, this card case still somehow manages to look contemporary thanks to its clean lines and smooth leather.
On sale through Giltman for just under $50, it’s more than half off but still not cheap. Jack Spade stuff is usually (if not always?) made overseas, so if you want something that’s made a little closer to home try the Saddleback Leather small wallet. Word is Saddleback products are usually made in Mexico from American cattle leather. No pattern on those though, and you lose a bit of the sleekness thanks to the ID window. At least it’s not plastic covered, so points to Saddleback there. That… and it’s $20 less.
Back to the Jack Spade. Would you carry it? Or is it a little too busy for your tastes? Leave your take below.
The thicker, tougher, and plain alternative from Saddleback. Under $30 with a 100 year warranty.
You said “$100 year warranty”
This case would only compound the already ostentatious feeling I have when I hand my card to some one. I’ll pass.
And now it’s fixed.
too busy, but the Saddleback is too rough looking
I like it…for $25, not $50.
I think I like the Saddleback one…and $30 doesn’t seem too bad. I like the lack of plastic and if the build quality is really all that and it lasts forever it would be pretty sweet. I currently have a slim-ish Fossil wallet I’ve been carrying around forever but it’s starting to show some wear on the seams. Think it still work as a front-pocket or suit jacket pocket wallet that could carry a couple IDs, a few cards and some cash? Hah I wonder if my spare key could fit in the cash spot, too….
Does Saddleback ever have any coupons or anything?
I can vouch for the Saddleback small wallet pictured above but in chestnut instead of dark coffee brown. I’ve had mine for a few months now and the slim profile really forced me to get rid of unnecessary cards. I can now carry an effective minimum, and the wallet looks better and better everyday.
I have their classic briefcase too and while it was expensive I look forward to handing it over to my distant, unborn offspring. The thing is built like a tank.