I've been wearing this medal for about 3 months now and have only taken it off to switch wrists. I have either lost or broken a few of my St Benedict medals in the past and so thats why i've decided to give this version a shot and I'm really happy I did. After a few months of wear the leather has perfectly conformed to my wrist (there was a 2-3 week period where the leather was getting warped when I wore the medal through showers) and it looks exactly like the picture does. The medal is bound with a string to make it a "one size fits all"

I have to walk through a metal detector a few times a month and this hasn't set it off yet - but that is one thing to take into consideration as this piece is not designed to be removed easily, even if the rope is tied in a slipknot.