Beautiful, comfy, and reclining mechanism works fine.  I do wish the back went up a bit higher.  I am about 5ft 7in and I need a pillow to rest my head in the seated position.  When I recline, my head can rest more easily without a pillow but then my ankles and feet hang off the edge.  My husband at 6ft says it is fine for reading but he definitely needs a pillow to make it comfortable.  Leather fabric feels smooth and the gliding motion is just right.  All in all, for ordering a chair without having sat in it, we are satisfied.