To be honest I'm not sure if I received the real product. The quality of the leather was incredibly poor - it looked like the "genuine leather" you can buy at Kohl's or Target. My other Trafalgar belts are beautifully finished, the leather is supple and has some weight. It's also a good inch different (smaller) than my other size 32 Trafalgar belts. If this is the real Trafalgar then they've fallen quite a bit. So many of my favorite brands have started crappy diffusion lines and I'm sorry to see them going down the same path. I'd rather pay more for a belt that (like my others!) lasts 10+ years.