MANSUR GAVRIEL VEGETABLE TANNED LEATHER WILL NOT REMAIN PRISTINE AND SLEEK. IT IS COMPLETELY NATURAL, MEANING IT IS NAKED, WITH NO SYNTHETIC TOP FINISHES. SCRATCHING WILL OCCUR. OUR NATURAL COLORWAYS SUCH AS CAMMELLO AND BRANDY WILL SLOWLY DARKEN OVER TIME DUE TO EXPOSURE TO THE SUN. AS PICTURED ABOVE, PLEASE NOTE THE CAMMELLO ANTICO BUCKET TO THE LEFT IN ITS ORIGINAL PRISTINE CONDITION, AND TO THE RIGHT, THE LEVEL OF DARKENING AFTER ONE YEAR OF DAILY USE. THE SURFACE WILL CHANGE OVER TIME.