Why did he cut open the bag ?? He could do whatever he did without destroying a 2200 dollar bag :-)
In this clip the great leatherstein explains how it's a plastic film that has been hot stamped on the leather. You can see it when he removes it with acetone.
https://video.nostr.build/b574cb0c7141d693f75ef93e0844ac4188169789633b35c538f0b5b3c79ae2dd.mp4
It's not necessarily bad. I like saffiano. The texture pattern is very cool. But it's commercial grade.