Best. Wallet. Ever.
I bought my first mechanical wallet from Skymall— that airline magazine— ~20 years ago. It was like a garage door opener, held 6 cards and had a plastic money clip that kept popping off. But I had it for years until it fell apart. Fast forward to 2022 when I discovered the nimilist. Loved the magnetic closure and quality leather, but the bill holder was one of those plastic pockets where you have to fold the bills twice. Always a pain on the checkout line. The mechanical card holder failed after only three years, so was on the hunt for a new one. I did my due diligence (reddit searches) and settled on a couple to try out. The first, Ekster, had a nice money clip, thin leather, flimsy closure panel that sagged and a rattle in the cardholder mechanism. Plus an egregious price point, but hey.. Italian Leather. I sent it back and still waiting on my money back guaranteed money.
Then I ordered the Frenchie. It had the magnetic closure I liked from the nimilist. No metal mechanism that can fail. At first I thought the pull tab for the cards was gonna be iffy, but it’s not at all. Quality leather and construction that’s resilient. And the bill handling design is… brilliant.. feels like a bifold. I can carry 12 cards and 10+ bills in a mini format that’s just amazing. And it looks classy.
This is the last wallet I’ll ever buy. Highly recommend.