patrick_y[PuristSPro Moderator]
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They are interesting belts.
Jan 28, 2015,00:27 AM
I have a big problem with BELTS. I constantly get chastised for having a "Honda" belt. The problem is this... There aren't many other good alternative belts.
I've seen a couple PuristS with Roland Iten belts. And I personally do find them elegant and immensely interesting. But, at that price, they do fall short in the cost benefit analysis for me. At that price, the belt is a work of art.
A good belt does not exist in the marketplace. Here are a couple belts I can think of that don't measure up.
1. Loro Piana's buckle is poorly made, the prong flips to the side having too much play. Plus, the traditional prong buckle belt design puts a lot of wear on the leather, as it creases the leather. The Honda belt doesn't make a visible crease in the leather.
2. Most belts have a too large and too flashy buckle design. Or the buckle itself is a giant logo. This is very pretentious. And it's a walking advertisement. As is my Honda belt.
3. Hublot makes a belt buckle, but it's not a great design. And it's too large in size.
4. Montblanc belts are also not especially well made. And the designs can sometimes be rather poor.
So I'm on the hunt for a high quality belt, with a logo-less not pretentious design, one that can be dressed up and dressed down, and one that has minimal wear to the leather strap during use. Also, the leather strap width should be about 32mm (not too thin).
This message has been edited by patrick_y on 2015-01-28 00:32:59