I bought this belt because I trusted the Levi's name to be a quality product, and it looked great on first arrival.

Two months of daily use, however, and the leather has started to separate and erode around the buckle area.  It looks like a two year old belt.  I have a Ralph Lauren belt that looks like this, cost me $20 more, and is still in perfect shape at 4 years old (2 of which were daily use, and yeah, I gained a few pounds in between or I'd still be wearing it).  This is crapola, made in China and looks and feels like it.  Spend more, get better quality.  Levi's products in general seem to be sliding downhill in quality by the year.  I have worn the same 525 boot jeans almost exclusively for 20 years.  All of a sudden they are being made of thinner material and almost always are worn out within a year when they used to last 4 years or more under the same or worse use conditions.  Clearly Levi's is coasting on its venerable name and reputation.  Don't waste money on this lousy belt.