I haven't had this belt for very long and it's already broken.  I was impressed with the idea of a ratcheting belt, so I was happy to pay a premium for this belt.  Within a few days, I noticed that any time I touched the release lever (which surrounds the entire buckle), it would make a clanging metal sound.  The locking clasp never held the lever tight and secure, which was annoying.  I was willing to overlook that because the belt did work well at keeping itself secure, it was just the lever arm that was loose and made an annoying clicking sound throughout the day.

This morning I was carrying a box and it clipped the top of the buckle when I was placing the box on a shelf.  The belt buckle broke completely in half.  Upon inspecting the construction of the buckle, I was disappointed.  The whole buckle is built from pot metal (very cheap combination of random other metals).  And the only thing holding the belt buckle together is a very small bracket. This is exactly why I've never bought a belt like these before: the weakest link is usually extremely weak.  Oh well, back to traditional belts that are actually made strong.