This is a wonderful piece of jewelry, at an astonishing price. It was love at first sight, but upon opening I noticed that one of the elastic cords holding one of the strands together was broken. When I tried to return it, I found that while I could return it for a refund, I could not return it for exchange because the item was out of stock. So not wanting to part with it (it's THAT yummy!) I took it to the local bead shop for replacement of the broken cord. But they found that the ends of the cord are glued inside the largest stone, and the piece could therefore not be restrung. Haven't decided what to do yet -- will probably have the bead shop make me something new out of it, without the large stone -- but I would not hesitate to buy another one should they come back into stock. I didn't, BTW, find it too heavy, as another reviewer said. You'll know it's there, but so will everybody else ... and isn't that the point of "statement" pieces?