I bought this case February 5, 2005, says Amazon, and over three years later, I'm back to buy another. It still looks great and hangs on tight but the leather is starting to tear inside the belt hook, so it's hard to put on my belt. Obviously I have no regrets if I'm buying another to replace it!The magnetic closure is convenient and classy. In three years of nonstop use, the phone has never fallen out and the clip has never let go of my belt. The phone hasn't gotten a scratch in all that time, because it's well protected. But the pouch doesn't get in the way of using the phone, doesn't have any nasty velcro, doesn't have that hideous plastic window, and doesn't have the dreaded swiveling belt clip. This one is only horizontal, where it can stay close to your body without stabbing you in the stomach every time you bend over.