I recently purchased the English Tan belt which is my fourth from the line produced by Popov (I also have other products). The craftsmanship and leather quality are unmatched, even at much higher prices in my opinion. I expect the belt to patina quite nicely and for comparison I’ve included a pic with my others. The Black and Heritage Brown are about 3 and 2 years old respectively and get frequent wear. The Colour #8 gets less regular wear. The ET will slot into regular rotation. I condition them about once a year. The belts are just the right thickness and soften up perfectly with some wear. Great with jeans, chinos or whatever and I wear them with my Iron Rangers as well as dress shoes; extremely versatile.