Lexington Leather Brief

Super conflicted, but ended up returning

There are a lot of great things about this bag. It is difficult to find anything of this quality, made in the USA, at this price. Secondly, I know that Waterfield stands behind their products, I've used a Cozmo (the spiritual predecessor to this product) for 8 years now and when the strap failed twice, Waterfield made it right. This bag improves a lot of things on the Cozmo. The water bottle holder is exactly what the bag needed to keep things organized. No longer tapering towards the top makes a big difference as well. And they enhanced the overall shape and got rid of the floppy front pouch. Love all these changes. But they also made some really weird choices that kept me from keeping it: They got rid of the inner zipper pouch and the open pouch on the back of the bag, both big spacial losses. The laptop and tablet compartments are also weirdly floppy and didn't give me faith in the protection and made the inside of the bag messier than it needs to be. The front buckle is a really weird choice as well, especially for a pouch so small. It sort of screams "Please believe I'm interesting despite my boring desk job that requires this bag." And yeah, that front pouch is too small to be useful. They really just needed to lift the magnetic front pouch off the shinjuku, Honestly, they just need to make a special edition leather Shinjuku (though, I get leather isn't very Japanese as a briefcase material, they love their synthetics). All told, after taxes and shipping this bag will come to 600+. Again, kind of a deal for what it is but still way more than the $389 (+ tax) I paid for the Cozmo, which probably has another 10 years or more of life in it. I'll be truckin' with my Cozmo (I might see if I can jury-rig a water bottle strap in myself) until Waterfield gets it right with this one. It simply needs more space, tighter construction, and a more practical front buckle.

Amazing Quality and Materials

The back looks amazing with leather that becomes more beautiful with every passing day. I also appreciate the quality of hardware such as the zippers and buckles. They feel heavy and well-made with every use.

Perfect Briefcase

My new Lexington has made to trips with me already and I absolutely love it. Perfect size, professional finish. Great job.