Highest Quality leather
I bought one of these a year ago, the lighter brown one and I didn't really care for the color although the quality was superb. After a couple months of thinking (and changing my mind once to which the seller quickly obliged to cancel the order,) I went in on the black one, monogrammed.<br />When I received it, far earlier than shipping estimates, I was shocked at the shine of the black leather. It's shinier than my shoes were in boot camp decades ago. A couple years ago I got off the Franklin-Covey planning system and simplified to A5 journals and fountain pens along with a smartphone. I have gotten several compliments on this cover already.<br />I prefer Clairfontaine "My Basics" journals (pictured), and they fit in there just as well as the Leuchtturm1917s. While pictured that a iPad mini can fit under the journal side, it's probably a tight fit. I can put a Galaxy S2 under there with a little wiggling in and out. It's easier to just place it under the strap on the outside.<br />If you want to put your journal in a professional looking leather binder that holds a few extras, look no further, just get this one.
Rating: 5 stars