I purchased this along with matching bracelet and earrings and am quite pleased overall at the quality. The pearls aren't perfect but they look very nice. You would be hard pressed to see any of the minor flaws unless you were examining it close up. The shape of the pearls are like large tic tacs rather than oval which is not necessarily a bad thing. They all were pretty consistent in shape so it didn't detract at all from the look. I think it was mentioned before but the one minor concern I had is that the pearls seemed to have been strung up rather tightly. They don't sit flat but rather wavy. I've heard that they will eventually relax with usage but my wife hasn't used it enough to find out yet. My wife was very very pleased at the gift and she has had many compliments on it already. That's probably the most important thing right? If the wife is happy, everyone is happy :D