Yep. The leather is the same color in the new one. Just don't have that patina yet. Same for the wood. Your old one looks like a perfect example of sanitizer/lotion use, seeing how much it is "chewed". If you are the only owner and never used any, I would say you got a really bad batch. The bronze stitching looks great with the terra interior.Maybe you’re right on the color change over time. The leather feels completely different (in a good way). So does the “wood”. Here’s the comparison. Look how trashed the old wheel is…I also don’t use lotion or sanitizer regularly.
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