I HAD ORIGINALLY BOUGHT A SMOKY QUARTZ RING FROM QVC AND TOOK A CHANCE AND PURCHASED THIS ONE ALSO, I FIGURED ONE WILL STAY AND ONE WILL GO, WELL THIS ONE WON OVER WHELMINGLY OVER THE OTHER RING. SENT THE RING BACK TO QVC ASAP . NO COMPARISON TO THIS ONE AND THIS ONE WAS A LITTLE CHEAPER. ... NEEDLESS TO SAY I LOVE THIS ONE OVER ALL...VERY HAPPY WITH PURCHASE....