Anson Belt and Buckle - Men's Belt Video Review - ansonbeltandbuckle.com
Hi.
Iím Antonio Centeno with RealMenRealStyle.com.
And today Iím going to be doing a product review on Anson Belt and Buckle.
Now, David and Frank had contacted me over at Anson Belt and Buckle.
And we had spoken about this product review.
So, I did receive this product for free.
But I felt good taking this product because I had already heard from a friend that this
was a great product.
Itís father-son, American small business great little story.
And theyíre really bringing a very innovative technology with their belt and buckle system
that the men over at Anson Belt and Buckle had done a great job with coming up with a
product that is both innovative and stylish.
So, without further ado, let me go ahead and show you.
This is the box that the product came in.
Very nice.
And when I opened it up, everything was wrapped in this nice tissue paper with their logo
right there ñ the A. And inside were three buckles, two belt straps, and instructions
on exactly how to ñ how to cut the strap.
So, here are the instructions.
This is the black belt strap.
This is a good quality leather.
And a friend of mine George Zaharoff, he has owned and worn one of these belts for a period
of months and he compares the quality to ñ usually, $500-belts that this man owns.
And heís a designer.
Heís in that industry.
And if George, you know, whoís worn this for months ñ I have to admit, as you can
see, these are still out of the box.
I do not have experience of wearing them.
So, Iíll give you a one year report.
I promise.
You know, after a year, Iím going to come back and give you a deeper report.
Right now though, I can just feel in this leather, itís very nice.
Now, youíll notice this is really long.
You can open this up here and just pop this open.
And youíll be cutting it straight across and you can adjust it to exactly how long
you want it.
Now, so what is this innovative technology Iíve been talking about ñ this micro-adjust
technology?
Basically, if you look at the back of the belt, youíre going to notice there are no
ñ or I mean, look at the front.
There are no holes.
And thatís because theyíve got these little catches right here.
And so as I thread the belt through, you can just hear it.
Basically, it is caught.
And so, weíve really got something that adjusts, basically, every quarter of an inch.
So, you can get a much more exacting fit.
What I also like about this is that it makes sure that you wear the belt at the right length.
So, it wonít let it catch until it looks like about close to three inches, which should
be about right on most menís trousers.
And there is ñ it looks like a pretty extensive range here.
Iíll have to measure that again.
But right off the top of my head, that looks like around eight inches that youíll have
of play there.
I really like the system.
In a sense, theyíve got three buckles and theyíve got two belt straps.
So, if you think about it, you have, instead of just two belts, you actually have three
times two ñ you have six belt combinations that depending on what type of shoes youíre
wearing.
You know, usually you want to match leather with leather.
Youíre going to be able to do that.
Now, the brown is a darker brown.
I probably am going to suggest to the company that they consider going with something lighter
as well and offering three belt straps.
By doing that, theyíre going to, in my opinion, really notch up.
I mean, all of a sudden you slip six combinations.
Youíre going to have nine combinations.
And for those of us that like lighter brown shoes, itís going to match a bit better.
And it has this little release right here, which is pretty simple.
Iíll just turn it right there.
It looks like this is going to last.
I donít see a lot of moving parts.
Itís a very simple design.
Iím really surprised that I havenít seen this before.
This belt buckle is substantial.
Itís nice.
Itís very well put together.
Very well polished.
I mean, this is something that you can wear as a dress belt with a suit.
Or you can possibly, even wear it a little bit, you know, less casual ñ more casual
ñ Iím sorry, combination.
Possibly a sports jacket and odd trouser.
Possibly, even a nice pair of Levi 501ís and a sports jacket.
I mean, I know, I would pull off that combination.
Each buckle is approximately $20.
Each strap is $20.
So, it comes out to $40 for a complete belt system.
I can tell you thatís very reasonable because youíre going to pay $25 to $30 dollars for
an inferior belt at a box store, as it ñ again, they rarely ever go on sale.
If you want to get a nice designer belt, youíre looking at $100.
So here youíre getting a belt system and I think, part of the savings has to do with
your buying directly from Anson Belt and Buckle.
And I highly advise you check out their website, maybe give them a call.
Thatís the great thing about these small companies.
You can actually talk with the founders, with the entrepreneurs who got this thing up and
going, and ask them any questions you have.
And I think youíre going to be surprised and excited to be one of the first people,
you know, sporting this technology and looking stylish when you do it.
This is Antonio Centeno with RealMenReal.com.