I bought this belt with the idea that it would be used roughly half the days in the year for hours at a time and so far, it's been great. I bought the 32 size and the fit could not have been better, third to last hole, comfortably. The belt buckle is not heavy at all in my opinion, in fact it weighs less than my old one. The reversible mechanism is perfectly fine. The black side looks good, adaquatly glossy and that typical shade of black. The brown side may be the only shortcoming because the brown color is a bit darker than I would've hoped, more of a refined dark than a light shade. The brown side was really critical because I wear brown leather shoes much more often but, I think I can still use it. I will update this review if the quality of this belt goes down quickly in response to some of the other reviews but otherwise must buy four star Nautical belt.