I thought this was such a clever necklace design though, so I took a chance. I was VERY happy with the item when it arrived! The individual “bone” pieces are all different (not some stamped out piece stuck together in multiples), the edges don’t look super mass-produced where the edges are unclean or rough, and the links are nice. The little jump rings in between the bone sections are not welded, just pinched together, so this thing won’t hold up to a hard yank, but many of my jewelry items are like this, even sterling and gold items. The chain doesn’t look like an expensive chain, but not something as cheap as a gumball machine chain either. It has a decent weight to it, like it is actually made from some sort of metal, not that plastic stuff with a shiny coating.

I couldn’t decide between the “Silver” and “Antique Silver” one. I thought the Antique one, with its black highlight color, would show the bones more. But I liked that the silver one was more shiny. so I got them both! (My daughter took one.) The Antique one has a more pewter-type look to it (you can see from my photo) and the silver one is indeed shiny. It resembles sterling silver. I attached photos so you could see the difference between these two colors and the relative size next to a penny.

I did add a little necklace extender to mine to make it lay further down on my chest below the top of my shirt. I didn’t want half the t-rex on skin and the other half getting stuck on my collar. I don’t really wear things that are too low cut too often and didn’t want it jammed up too close to my neck, so the extender made it so it laid perfectly on my shirt, just about about a half-inch to an inch lower. Much longer you may not get the item to stay flat and look right instead of bunching like a “U” shape…it is flexible so it needs your body under it to support it flat.

Everyone that sees it thinks it is funny and cute. I don’t tell them that it was so inexpensive! I am actually here today because my sister now wants one! She saw it and said “Is that a coral design?” Then she looked a second more and squealed, “Ooooh, it is a dinosaur!!! Where did you get that?! I want one!!!” So I am going to surprise her.