I've been wearing this belt every day since I bought it in September. So far it's holding up very well. It keeps its shape and really shows no signs of wear. It appears to be a solid strip of leather and the buckle is solid. I don't think I could have done better. Update: This is a good belt. I wear it to work every day. It fell apart the other day when I was clearing bushes from the fence line. The screw holding the end of the buckle came out and was lost. I sent Razo a photo and they immediately replied that they would send a new belt. I was also reminded that there was an extra screw in the box the belt came in. I looked and sure enough it was him. Unfortunately I also lost a belt loop when the belt broke so I'm glad they sent me a new belt. I will definitely check the tightness of the screw from time to time so that this doesn't happen again. I hope this belt will last for many years to come. This is a good product and a good company to do business with.