I concur, Indiaink. As you said, it's a nice bag with a hint of things being slightly off. Based on the intrecciato weave alone, I would have snapped it up had I seen it online All in all, TM-era BV was excellent quality with close attention to the minutest of details be it a curved metal component on a strap or rounded corners on metal studs. Glad to know counterfeiters may have mastered the art of the intrecciato weave but are still falling short on hardware etc.