I have several genuine swarovski crystals that were expensive in comparison to the one I am reviewing . My daughter purchased one in Austria and I wore it everyday for about 2 years. I have several others that I purchased at mall kiosks and all have held up well. Although the crystal I am reviewing is beautiful, I have only had it for a few weeks and have noticed that it already has several chips. One side of the crystal actually has a noticeable gouge out of it. I can't explain how this has happened since I have not been scaling walls or rolling in sandpits recently (joke). All I can say is that the other crystal, several years older, that I have been wearing at the same time, is fine. It's not a huge loss, since the crystal was quite cheap. I guess "you get what you pay for" applies in this case.