I really liked this belt but after just a few months two of the pins holding the buckle together fell out. I was able to repair it with a vice-grip but only because I heard one of the pins fall on my wood floor and then I discovered the other pin was halfway out. Also, for whatever it's worth the buckle is virtually identical to the buckle on a leather Lavemi I own. I didn't know that until I started this review. No problems with the Lavemi which I've owned for about two years.