I was impressed with this ring's beauty when it arrived; however, after careful inspection of the topaz accents and the metal around and beneath them, I saw that the sterling had broken apart in the welded / connection areas.  The metal is so thin in those areas that I didn't have confidence that a replacement would be any more sturdy, so to my disappointment, I returned it. I never got to wear it outside of my home.  It's certainly very pretty, but not very sturdy. If they could somehow increase the thickness of the metal and shore up the connections in those particular areas, it would be a steal at this price. The rest of the ring was great, and the Drusy was beautiful.