Best Sellers

This is not a curated shortlist. It is what people actually buy, updated as the numbers move, which is why the mix here is less fashionable than a homepage usually looks.

The pattern has held for years: wallet cases for the current iPhone, a couple of watch bands, one or two desk pieces. Styling changes. What people want a leather case to do does not.

A case that sells well for one season is usually a new colour. A case that sells well for five years is solving something.

• The detachable wallet cases sell because one purchase covers two situations: phone with cards, and phone on its own.
• The folios sell because a covered screen is the cheapest insurance a phone can have.
• The watch bands sell because Apple stopped making leather ones.

Buying leather online is mostly an act of faith, so it is worth starting with something that gets used every day. A phone case or a wallet tells you within a fortnight whether the material suits you.

Expect it to arrive stiffer and more even in colour than it will look in a month. That is what new full-grain leather looks like. The pieces on this page are here because enough people went through that first fortnight and came back for a second.

Everything here is made in batches rather than held in a warehouse, so the best sellers are also the pieces most likely to go out of stock in a given colour.

If the shade you want is unavailable, it is usually back within a few weeks rather than gone. Write to us and we can tell you which batch it is in, which is more useful than checking the page every day.

How often does this list change? Monthly, more or less, and faster after a new phone launches.

Are these discounted? No. They are here because of how many people buy them, not because of price.

Can I see one in person? We are online only, which is why the returns window exists. If a piece is not what you expected, send it back unused and we will sort it out.

A closing thought on lists like this one. Popular is not the same as right for you. If you carry six cards, the slim wallet case at the top of this page is the wrong purchase however many people bought it. Read what each piece is actually cut to hold, and use this page as a shortlist rather than as a recommendation.