Richard Gray
Carefully read the product details! This locket is steel that is plated. This is not necessarily a drawback as the steel makes the locket sturdy. It is either mild steel or a type of stainless steel the is magnetic...I put the locket up to a refrigerator magnet and there was a weak attraction. Even though it is fairly tough, treat it with care just as you would a piece of jewelry made from precious metals (don't scratch the plating).There is a tiny magnet at the pin you use to open the locket and this keeps the locket closed except when you want it open. This is a good feature that is not mentioned in the product description, as you don't want it flopping open at odd times while you're wearing it.Some reviewers have complained that the blue "jewel" is plastic, not a stone. I don't care! Whatever it's made of, it catches the light nicely and looks good.The locket is five centimeters long (almost exactly two inches) and looks to be a good match, size-wise, for the lockets worn by the actresses on the show. The chain that comes with the locket is 45 centimeters (about 18 inches) long and wouldn't go around my neck, so I replaced the chain with one that causes the locket to hang in just the right spot...a simple and inexpensive fix.That last point brings me to a point I want to make. Several reviewers said that they liked the show when they were younger, and now that they have kids of their own, they bought stuff for their daughters. That implies past-tense (not to mention excluding men and boys). That's a shame. Buy this locket for yourself and recapture the magic you knew when you were younger. Amazon has lots of stuff for fans of the show.
