I would disagree on your statement on style. Men's style, precisely classic style will never go out of time, eventually better over the time. Should you have invest a good style item, in this case a belt, which will last your life time, the average cost of usage has greatly reduced. On my statement of items gets better overtime, patina would developed and given a distinctive identify which that item is so unique that you belonged, tells a story. Of course there are people also like their item to be pristine, that they would spend time, money and love to maintain it.

I use Camel.

Last quite long also. Many years liau

Filson bridle leather belt

Filson bridle quality is not that good nowadays. And overpriced too, how many times they raised their prices past few years....

Calfskin leather will last longer. Others will just crack.

Will get more expensive after Trump takes over

If their quality returned to what it was last decade, I wouldn't mind that much.

And you would find a lot of American craftsmen are pro-Trump.

how to see whether itz bonded leather or genuine/real leather?

I agree. Don't buy bonded leather belt.

Sadly to say bonded leather are also branded as genuine leather. Because its a made of real scrap leather and glued them together using polymer. How to differentiate if, i think you can google up "bonded leather belt flakes".

Can go eBay get vintage Filson

Yeah bonded leather is a scam

What about Mont Blanc belt ? Mont Blanc or Braun buffel belt better,

How about CK leather belt ?can buy ?real leather ?

I'm opting for this belt - finest Italian material, high class finishing (handmade), and reasonably-priced.

Boggi Milano Belt - Made in Italy

This post has been edited by izzudrecoba: Feb 22 2017, 01:46 PM

For RM400+ I'd rather get something from Equus Leather that uses English bridle leather tanned by JE Sedgwick.

http://www.equusleather.co.uk/belts/bridle...ather-belt.html

https://youtu.be/Rz6VA5mhwbo

Nice and well made belt. Seems like both brands (JE Sedgwick and Boggi Milano) use high quality Italian leather, handmade and hand stitched.

Definitely NOT Italian but English.

The business of J & E Sedgwick & Co. Ltd was founded in 1900 by James and Emmanuel Sedgwick. Sedgwick’s began supplying leather to the equestrian trade in 1900, and a century on is one of the leading leather suppliers of equestrian leather in Walsall.

Noted bro. What i mean was the leather from J&E is highly probably came from Italy - since the said country is the best in class in terms of the leather material.

Sedgewick is a renowned leather tannery, and they have been making their leather in Halsall, England for more than a hundred years.

Best in class tanneries are from Italy? Depends on what class you are talking about.

To me the best bridle leather is made by Bakers in England.
Best crocodile leather made by Heng Long in Singapore(owned by LVMH).
Best calfskin made by Annonay in France(owned by Hermes).
Best shell cordovan made by Shinki-Hikaku in Japan.

I had to google to find a good Italian tannery. Caravel Pelli Pregiate (owned by Gucci). Never heard of them before today...