Do not trust all the reviews ... they have to be reviews of people have just received their great looking chair and think it is going to stay like that forever. If you are a man of decent size (6'1, 212), this chair will not last. See the pictures the chair is now to the point it dangerous and is about to break after maybe a month and half of very casual use. It just got a little worse every use. The one picture of the cylinder shows the problem .. where the cylinder goes in is not taut/flush. It looks like a design flaw were the metal here holding the cylinder is just not strong enough and warps on each use. Frankly it was never that comfortable the beginning. The padding is not soft and the chair felt a little too small. I know you want something that is real leather and looks nice, but even on discount do not buy this chair.