I’m under no illusion here to what I have bought.This is my second chair of this style,the previous one lasted 6 years before the bonded leather surface began to peel.I also paid nearly 3 times the price for it,and don’t want to to spend £1000 plus for a real leather version. This is both practical and comfortable and was easy to assemble. Delivery was excellent,in fact it arrived 5 days ahead of the estimated time.