WAS! a little bit skeptical of receiving a Chinese product
Wow phenomenal craftsmanship looks exactly like picture!  I ordered this as a gift for my mom and she couldn't be happier!  I gave it 4 stars in place of 5 only because of a few reasons - 1) it takes a long time to ship but they were spot on with the estimated date, 2) the rubbery plastic case that the phone locks into goes right to the open outer edge of the case(clasp side) and that has me worried about protection somewhat but this is the real deal the leather is very thick and very high quality and will definitely weather naturally into something even sharper looking!
Rating: 4 stars