I just received it and put it on straight away. I can only say "Wow". It looks and feels like a quality belt - time will tell how "quality" it really is. There is a leather smell, which might seem like an odd review, but I recently returned another belt because it had a really odd smell that was wearing down my other clothes. So this one seemed like a winner right from the start. And it comes in a nice drawstring pouch for storage or travel. I will probably order more in other colors!