I am very impressed with this for the price.  I needed a new dress belt and wanted to try this style.  I am very happy I did. The belt leather seems like good leather.  The design and usage is great.  Very easy to trim to size and the micro adjustment feature is fantastic.  Also, very easy to release the belt when you want to. Because you don't have any points of stress on the leather anywhere, I expect this to last for a long time.