Vintage Leather Briefcase for Men 17 Inch Laptop Computer Case Business Travel Work Messenger Cross Body Shoulder Bags
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David Overbeck
> 3 dayI’ve had this bag for a few weeks now and it is great! Would highly recommend it!
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Kelli
21-11-2024I bought this briefcase for my husband to replace his old one that he has had for more than 20 years! It was a wonderful Christmas gift.
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patsy
Greater than one weekBeautiful and high quality. Many compartments. Excellent zippers. Looks like it will have a long life.
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Yahoo
> 3 dayOk. Let’s start off with a little honesty. This is not really a briefcase. It’s a giant Mee-Maw purse for men. Even so you can still look plenty badass carrying it despite the fact it is packed with tissues, chewing gum, nail clippers, medicine bottles and old lottery tickets, and it will still safely hold your laptop and wireless mouse. The organization is pretty decent but not perfect. It has a compartment with a magnetically secured flap on the side. It has nice pockets for pens, knives, magnifying glasses, and a few basic hand tools. This would be where you will want to store that leatherman multi tool that you always thought you might use. There are two very well made zippers on top that work with almost no fuss. They are massive, and I doubt they will ever pull apart even if you abuse them. If they do ever get a little sticky, I would put a tiny drop, maybe two, of light machine oil on the zipper pull to lubricate it. Inside the zippered compartments there are panels sewn in to separate the contents. This is where you would put your briefs. Not your tighty whities, I’m talking about the legal papers. Just read “The Pelican Brief” if you do not understand. If reading is not your thing, watch “My Cousin Vinny.” You will not learn what a brief is, but it’s a funny movie, and even though there is no nudity, Marissa Tomei is still super hot. Enjoy. The exterior is wonderful, full-grain saddle leather. I was very pleased with the quality of the leather and the construction. It’s still in the super stiff category when it arrives new, and it has the lovely aroma of a saddle store or a B&D boutique. There are two substantial leather handles on top. The briefcase arrives in a tight package that causes the handles to be “trained” to fall toward the center. This is a good thing. Over time, due to the way they are sewn and the way they are shipped, they will stay either upright or toward the center where they are easy to grab rather than flopping flaccidly to the sides. There is a lovely, stout, over-the-shoulder leather strap with high quality brass hardware. The hardware allows the ends of the straps to spin so that no matter which side of the strap you grab, it can be untwisted or reoriented in an instant. The strap can be quickly and easily removed, but don’t be a douche. Use the strap. Other reviews complained about odors, oily surfaces, dye rubbing off on clothes and bags misshapen from shipping. I experienced none of these problems. The leather was supple and beautiful, and as noted before, it smelled so good! My only regret is the lovely aroma completely dissipated in about two days. I’ve had the briefcase for a month or two now. I travel extensively for work, and it’s performed well beyond my expectations. It is rugged, but it’s design is timeless and classy. It would be appropriate whether you are wearing a great suit into a boardroom or a hard hat and work boots onto a job site. If I had a complaint it would be that some of the partitions/dividers in the main compartments are not sewn together at the bottom so you have to be kind of careful where you put small items. Otherwise they will drop into the abyss below the dividers, and you will be forced to dig around for them. Otherwise, this bag is SUCH a good value. I’m looking forward to it softening and scuffing and developing its own unique character as it accompanies me on my travels. I’ll probably dump it out once a year or so to clean it with saddle soap and to apply a good leather conditioner. That’s really all it should ever need. I believe this bag, with proper care and perhaps the attention of a leather repair shop every twenty or thirty years should last a lifetime or perhaps generations. Thank you to the craftsmen who produced mine. It has already become one of my favorite possessions.
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Aline
> 3 dayI bought this as a gift and the receiver absolutely loves it. Its holding up well and can carry a lot.
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shopper
> 3 dayBriefcase seems very well made with lots of pockets, sections and space. It seems durable, though it has not been used enough to comment on that. The other plus is the company who sells it immediately responded to a question I asked. I incorrectly commented on a concern about the zippers and they assisted me in discovering that what they advertised was indeed accurate. Having purchased other briefcases, this one seems to be the one that will last.
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Kim Adams
> 3 dayThis was a birthday gift for my son. It was delivered quickly and was exactly as described with plenty of room. The leather seems to be of a high quality, and it is made very well.
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Yajing
Greater than one weekGood
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Robin D
Greater than one weekBought as a birthday/congratulations present for my sister who was just promoted to a job where she’ll be doing a lot of traveling. She was very happy with the gift. It’s well made and stylish.
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Ted
> 3 dayVery heavyweight Leather is stiff