You could not ask for a better company to deal with. Seems to be genuine leather and stitching for same appears well done. Waterproof. They have not come loose since. what i received was extremely shiny patent sandals (kind of tacky) with yellow stitching (which i don?t mind). I can live without the app but being so choppy during streaming playback is a real deal breaker, it totally disrupts the musical experience, transporting you out of your new musical dimension, back into COVID 19 reality and reminding you how flawed your btr5 device is. I am confident it will perform well for this lighter demands. Honestly, I didnt expect them to fit so well or be comfortable. I was ready to send them back, but Im so glad I gave these a chance to break in. I know, its weird.