I'm interested in this necklace, but it says it has a brass chain. I know very little about metals -- will this discolor or tarnish? What's brass like for jewelry? Do you think it's of good quality? Thanks!
Yes, brass will tarnish, so you may have to polish the necklace from time to time. Brass is a very sturdy metal though, so your jewelry should last.
It's not a precious metal though - it's a base metal and the cost for a designer to work in brass is substantially less than for using sterling or gold (or gold-fill). I'm always amazed when I see jewelry in base metals priced expensively, unless there is a lot of time put into the design (I can't really see the design from that pic).
HTH
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