If you're choosing between the Emery Alden RFID Card Case and the Grams28 108 Cardholder, you're looking at two small full-grain leather holders for the cards you use every day. The 108 is AED 51 cheaper, weighs 15 g, takes up to eight cards and folded notes in three slots, and you can add your initials. The Alden has five card slots, a central pocket and RFID protection, in vegetable-tanned goat leather, and comes with a lifetime warranty, 100 days to return or exchange it and free delivery across the GCC.
Emery wrote this page and we make the Alden, so we're not neutral. Everything about Grams28 below comes from its own website, checked on 25 October 2026, and we've included where Grams28 comes out ahead.
Side by side
| Emery Alden RFID Card Case | Grams28 108 Cardholder | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (UAE) | AED 250 | Dhs. 199 |
| Leather | Vegetable-tanned full-grain chèvre (goat), LWG-certified tanneries | "Full Grain Nappa Leather", Gruppo Mastrotto tannery, LWG certification |
| Capacity | 5 card slots and 1 central pocket | 3 slots, up to 8 cards, trifold banknotes |
| RFID protection | Yes | Not mentioned |
| Size | Slim card case | 8.5 × 5.5 × 1 cm, 15 g |
| Colours | Black, Chestnut | Black, Olive in stock |
| Personalisation | Not offered | Hand-debossed initials (price not shown on the page) |
| See it in a store | Online only | Stockists: Level Shoes (Dubai Mall), CVRGRM (Abu Dhabi), Harvey Nichols (Riyadh, Kuwait) |
| Warranty | Lifetime | Cardholders excluded from its lifetime warranty |
| Returns | 100 days to return or exchange | 30 days, unused with tags; you pay return shipping; personalised items can't be returned |
| Delivery | Free across the GCC | Free on orders above USD 89; express 2–7 working days, standard 7–15; UAE duties and taxes settled with FedEx on delivery |
Prices and terms as published on 25 October 2026. Check both sites for the latest.
Where Grams28 is ahead
The 108 is AED 51 cheaper and very small: 8.5 × 5.5 cm and 15 g. Its concealed elastic lets three slots take up to eight cards plus folded notes. It's full-grain Nappa leather from a named tannery, Gruppo Mastrotto, with LWG certification, and you can add hand-debossed initials. If you hand out business cards, Grams28 also sells the 125 Card Case (Dhs. 279) with a magnetic closure and room for 25 or more. You can see Grams28 at stockists in Dubai Mall, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Kuwait.
Where Emery is ahead
The Alden keeps cards apart in five slots, with a central pocket for notes, and it has RFID protection, which Grams28 doesn't mention for the 108. It's vegetable-tanned full-grain chèvre from LWG-certified tanneries. Goat leather has a fine natural grain that wears well in a pocket.
The terms differ most. Emery's warranty on the Alden is lifetime. Grams28's warranty page says cardholders aren't covered by its lifetime warranty "since they are consumable products". For a product that arrives defective, it asks you to email photos and says it will "rectify the issue". Emery gives you 100 days to return or exchange the Alden. Grams28 gives 30 days from delivery, you pay the return shipping, and a personalised cardholder can't be returned. Its returns page says the return cost comes off the refund. Its separate refund-policy page says refunds are made "less 10% for fees/expenses", and that Grams28 pays return shipping on defective items. Emery delivers free across the GCC. Grams28's cardholder page shows free shipping on orders above USD 89.
Which should you choose?
Choose Grams28 if you want the smallest, lightest holder for a handful of cards, at a lower price, with your initials on it.
Choose Emery if you want room for five cards plus notes in separate slots, RFID protection, full-grain goat leather, a lifetime warranty and 100 days to return or exchange.
See the Alden RFID Card Case and all men's card holders, or compare it with Kaizer's Zenith card holder.
Quick answers
How many cards does each hold? The Emery Alden has five card slots and a central pocket. Grams28 says the 108 holds up to eight cards in three slots, plus trifold notes (October 2026).
Does the Grams28 108 Cardholder have RFID protection? Grams28 doesn't mention RFID for the 108. The Emery Alden has RFID protection (October 2026).
Which is cheaper? The Grams28 108 is Dhs. 199; the Emery Alden is AED 250 (October 2026).
