I've often had problems with cell phone cases holding up and this does better than average. I ordered two of these, once of which I'm wearing now, and when of which lasted several months before the stitching was sufficiently loose that I was more comfortable moving to a backup. The metal clip and rivets are solid, although the stitching eventually comes loose from pulling it on or off my belt clip. Unlike cases with cardboard or thin metal, it doesn't fail suddenly and given they are so inexpensive, it is easy to move to a spare every once in a while.