I love these belts! I now have a few of them and keep coming back to order more every couple years. I generally wear the same belt every day (switching between brown and black to match shoes, of course). These are still working well for me 4 years later - I had one with silver buckle that got scratched from my leaning against things (normal wear and tear), so I got a nicer one to replace it a few months ago. I like that I can adjust it to fit my exact waist size! My waist fluctuates up to an inch over the course of a month, and I used to have to deal with notches making my old belts slightly too loose or too tight, but that's no longer an issue. These are easy to set up - just cut the belt to the length you need, insert it and lock it into place in the buckle. Then when you put the belt on, it ratchets into place to your desired tightness. I haven't had any problems with the ratchet system slipping or failing in any way, it's good quality construction.