Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First off, this belt is real leather (with a textured outer layer.) All of the moving parts are made of metal, with the exception to the ratchet teeth on the belt (made of hard, durable, plastic.) The patterns are sophisticated yet not too gawdy. Yes, the buckle's paint will probably scrape off if you scrape the belt against stuff but that literally happens to every belt buckle ever created. After all, belt buckles are not made of Titanium Alloy with a layer of Cerakote paint and they likely never will be lol. Anyways, only time will tell how this belt holds up. So far so good. I don't anticipate the leather cracking over time unless it is folded together sharply several times in the exact same spot. To release the belt, all you have to do is pull on a lever by the buckle housing; I'm not sure why everyone is saying that it takes a while to get used to. Seriously, it's quicker to put on/take off than a traditional belt. Another nice touch worth noting is that it includes instructions if you somehow can't figure out how to use the belt. The packaging is also top-notch because it includes individually bagged and protected components within a textured black box with "Dante" embossed on the top. Lastly, to further help you setup/trim the belt to your waist, the cuttable end has inches marked by increments of 1" so that there is no need to "eyeball it." All you have to do is wear the belt as it comes out of the box, see how much you wanna cut off, take off the buckle, and then cut off the amount. ONE more important thing, sorry: be sure to use a lighter to get rid of any frayed stitching/strings around the plastic notches or edges of the belt. There might be a small possibility of any hanging strings getting stuck in the belt ratcheting mechanism. Update: over 2 months later, and this belt is still holding strong. Not a single chip or scratch either on the buckle. This may be due to me being concious of not dragging the buckle/bumping into stuff Update no. 2: It's been probably close to a year pf me owning this belt and casually wearing it. The belt itself is not tearing or showing any signs of wear and everything is working still, just as it was when brand new. The bezel on the belt buckle is finally starting to get some very minor (and hardly noticeable) chips in the black paint. This is, however, expected because of the belt's age and usage. I would still 10/10 recommend it.