I bought the brown belt and I really like it. I later purchased the belt in black as a gift for someone and within a couple weeks she told me that the leather was coming apart. The bonding is seperating. Overstock.com replaced it right away and the replacement belt was almost immediately coming apart. Now it's out of stock. Since we like the buckle and it's removeable, we may not ship back but end up purchasing yet another belt to use with the buckle.