The snaps close easily and securely
[[VIDEOID:5016c200c6ad2d020789188cbca50727]] This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for!  Quality leather and workmanship.  Holds my A5 Leuchtturm 1917 PERFECTLY and it allows me to still see my personalized cover AND use the elastic closure strap. It also meets my desire to have a flap that wraps around the right side of the journal for protection as well.  The left side of the cover has a pouch into which you can slip a thinner notebook (like a large moleskine cahier). I've also tried it with a slightly thicker journal I bought at a craft store and that also fits well. The snaps close easily and securely.  I'm not sure I'll use the pen loop for a pen, but I've already thought about ways to use it to add a little personality like I do with my traveler's notebooks. I love my traveler's notebooks too, but I find them inconvenient for the binding of the Leuchtturm; if I put the Leuchtturm in like my moleskine cahiers, I get nervous about the stress on the binding and if I untie the elastic and loop it through the spine of the Leuchtturm, then I can't simply pull it out when I want to (which, in a bulky traveler's is quite often). Hence, the search for something just like this - from which I will NOT be removing the Leuchtturm because it is so easy to write in while still in the cover! The leather shows scuffs and then you can simply rub them away. I've attached a video showing how wonderfully the leather reacts to pressure from my fingertips on the underside. I feel very confident this is going to last and last.  I am strongly considering buying more products from this company.<br />[[ASIN:B07235VPZM Vintage retro Leather cover for Leuchtturm 1917 Medium A5 Notebook / leather journal cover for Leuchtturm1917 JOTTBOOK A5 LA505SFP]]
Rating: 5 stars