I gave this to my mom last Christmas and she absolutely loved it. Recently, I visited her and was truly disappointed to find it broken in two pieces. When I asked her about she said it broke easily the second time she wore it but she couldn't bear to tell me about it. Her best guess is that there was a flaw in the metal and it broke along the flaw. Such a shame. I wish this had been made better because it was a nice looking bracelet and the message was perfect for us. I would have been very willing to pay a lot more money for a nicer, more durable piece with the same message. This was not worth it!