The first impression we had from this necklace was pretty good, my wife and I liked it when we saw it and decided to order based on the pictures in the product description page. Unfortunately, this is one of those cases in which the picture does not do justice to the actual product, which was kind of disappointing.

For starters, the gold plated sterling silver chain is quite thin and does not match the bulky and heavy pendant, it looks as if the chain belonged to a smaller pendant.  The circle piece where the chain runs through has a very rough finish that contrasts with the chain and the overall design, from a distance it may not look that different but this is most noticeable on a closer look. The design though is great in the sense that the pendant may go well with a variety of outfits, both formal and casual, so that's a good thing.

The center stone does look like glass when looked at closely, this may make the pendant to look cheaper than it actually is. The surrounding stones add a nice touch but unfortunately in the piece we got, the finish has some details (I added a picture to the product description), the black "glue" they used to put the surrounding stones together is out of place in several areas, and because of the position is quite noticeable.

All these may seem like small details, and they may be, but for the retail price being asked I do not think anyone would be wrong by expecting something of  a better quality. In the end, my wife has ended up using the chain, which she loved, and kept the pendant in the box it came in.