It is shiny! After 14 months my ring is scratch free and shiny. It does attract questions as to how can it be so shiny. I do avoid harsh cleaning compounds and lotions. But it does see hand lotion daily. I do wish that it had the 18K on the ring. I would like to know what type of gold is on the ring. is seems to be a good quality. It is now 2018 and the silver is not coming off. It is still shiny but a combo of silverfish color and gold.