I was very pleased with the belt but when I received it I was so disappointed with the quality of the leather. CHEAP CHARACTER! The skin was elastic, very elastic. Good skin doesn't stretch like a rubber band. Also, the grain direction of the leather looked very unattractive (not in the way the manufacturer would have the buyer believe). And finally I thought I was getting an American made product. No made in China. Sad. I felt like I had been deceived. No, I was lied to!