Three weeks down the line and apart from several days where I fancied wearing a bracelet for a change (36mm Everest) I've exclusively been wearing the A12 on my DC56 with the odd day on the DA37. I guess it's been washed 2 or 3 times each week, and after the expected initial very slight fading it's still looking nice and black, with a little more fading/wear to the outsides of the strap. As usual the initial few loose threads and fibres have appeared and been removed. It's now going into rotation with the other 3 20mm colours.