I have so much turquoise in silver that it is nice to have some in a gold setting. I got the whole set: pendant, earrings and ring. I rarely do that. I'm glad that I did. I layer it up with gold chains, pearls, chunky turquoise, carnelian, whatever. The fact that it is smaller than most pendants, I think, says "This is the real deal." Have the other reviewers priced genuine turquoise in solid gold? WAY out of my reach! Great look for the price.