I bought this as a gift for a close friend that loves the movie Titanic. When it arrived (early, I might add), I opened the box it came in and took it out of the little felt bag it was in. It was truly a beautiful necklace! It really wasn't exactly what I had expected, but not in a bad way! It does look just like the pictures, though, so that was a relief. I guess it's kind of hard to estimate size in your mind just by reading how big it was, but it seems to be exactly as it was described. Overall, I was pretty impressed when I saw it. The crystals around the heart didn't look cheap at all, as I feared they might. They all look pretty sturdy and not like any would fall out like fake jewelry sometimes does. I just know my friend will love getting this for Christmas!