This necklace, along with my Alkemie Whistle Necklace, are my 'go-to-favourites.' I worry the metal may tarnish or the Buddha/Hasma Hand/Wishbone might fall off. But I can clean these as one might clean brass and tighten the grip on the charms. I own more than a half-dozen Alkemie necklaces and love them all. My only problem with Alkemie products have been the Rosaries, which I find to be cheap-looking plastic beads (not wood as advertised) and always a disappointment to me. I tried 3 different Rosary Necklaces and all 3 were very cheap-looking IMHO. I returned all 3. My Buddha Rosary is the 4th I bought and the exception. I love it!!! I wear it almost as much as my Buddha/Hasma Hand/Wishbone and Whistle Alkemie necklaces. As mentioned above though, I do fear that the metal on my Buddha/Hasma Hand/Wishbone and Whistle Alkemie necklaces might fade or tarnish (this happened to my Alkemie Owl Necklace that I bought about 2 years ago).