The stone is pretty and really captures the light.  The leather (?) rope leaves a lot to be desired.  I'm going to have to take it somewhere to get a real clasp because the ends of the necklace (not shown in pictures) are extremely unsightly.  Probably wouldnt' have purchased if I had seen that part of the necklace in photos, but I'm too lazy to return it so I'll keep it and make the best of the purchase since the stone is pretty.