Don't go for 'Genuine leather'. Full grain at least. Even better, go for bridle leather or harness leather. These are leathers made for horse riding so they are very strong and long lasting even when used outdoors.

My faves that I have bought are from Narragansett Leather and Leather Goods Connection. About RM2xx.

This post has been edited by niakulah: Mar 18 2016, 05:08 PM

http://www.narragansettleathers.com/
http://www.leathergoodsconnection.com/

LGC doesn't deliver to MY so you need to use a proxy like borderlinx or comgateway.

The buckle or the leather? Buckle yes, they have nickel plated brass and solid brass.

Leather, I have not seen any bridle leather that shines. My black harness leather belt is a bit shiny. My light brown is not.

Yeah I saw that too in my search for a cheaper bridle leather belt. What I really wanted was an Equus Leather belt but couldn't justify the price.

Most good leathers are not shiny unless polished. Instead, they are lustrous.

Please don't take this the wrong way but I think you have become used to seeing people in the office use belts made from cheap corrected grain leather. That's just bling dude. Go for quality.