Sonnenleder wallet "Sempt" black

The Sonnenleder wallet "Sempt" in Black is crafted from purely vegetable-tanned bovine leather – a natural material that impresses with its velvety feel, lively surface, and a subtle, characteristic leather scent. The leather comes from carefully selected South German hides and is processed in Germany using traditional pit tanning: a slow, gentle method that preserves the leather's open-pore structure and depth. With 10 credit card slots, two banknote compartments and a coin pocket, the Sempt is a fully-fledged wallet that also functions as a sleek everyday organiser system.

Features

• Purely vegetable pit tanning: The leather is tanned in the pit without synthetic tanning agents – a traditional process that creates a particularly dense, firm leather structure with an open-pore, lively surface.
• South German bovine hides: Sonnenleder processes exclusively carefully selected hides from the region – each piece thus carries an individual surface structure and subtle colour nuances.
• Patina instead of wear: The black leather changes its surface through use, rain, sun and warmth. The developing patina is not wear and tear, but a natural surface protection that deepens the colour and makes the leather less susceptible to damage over time.
• 10 credit card slots: 6 inside, 4 outside under the flap – accessible without opening the wallet, ideal for frequently used cards.
• Zipped coin pocket: Closable, with generous capacity for coins or small items.
• 2 banknote compartments: Optionally wide enough for a smartphone – handy as an emergency solution for brief outings.
• Slip pocket for notes inside + external slip pocket on the back: Tickets, receipts, business cards – accessible without opening the wallet completely.
• Press stud closure: Keeps the wallet securely closed but can be opened with one hand.

Use & Tips

• Break-in period: Fresh from the workshop, the leather is still relatively stiff and may need some wearing-in time. With increasing use, the wallet becomes more supple and adapts to your own hand shape.
• Care: Vegetable-tanned leather benefits occasionally from a thin layer of leather fat or colourless leather care product – this keeps the surface supple and supports patina formation without obscuring the natural character.
• Moisture is not a problem, but: If the wallet gets wet, simply let it dry slowly in the air – no hair dryer, no direct heat. The leather often becomes grippier afterwards and develops particularly beautiful colour gradients at wet edges.
• The two banknote compartments allow practical separation: for example, euro notes in one compartment, foreign currency or receipts in the other.
• The external slip pocket on the back is ideal for a rail card, monthly ticket or other cards that need to be readily accessible.

For Leather Enthusiasts

Pit tanning is the most time-intensive tanning process of all: the hides are treated over weeks or months in deep pits with vegetable tanning solutions made from barks, roots and fruits. In contrast to chrome salt quick tanning, this creates a leather with an open-pore structure that "breathes" and regulates moisture. For the black version of the Sempt, the hides are dyed after pit tanning and dressed in the drum according to a traditional recipe – the natural colour of the vegetable-tanned leather remains as the basic structure and reveals itself in the patina process over the years.

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