This is really a nice bracelet!! Has a nice heft and is comfortable to wear (nicer to wear than the bangle style I had previously) I had to remove 2 links, which was easily done with the supplied tool, some bright light, and my reading glasses....LOL! Regarding the therapeutic value of the bracelet - I'm aware of the research showing no particular benefit of either copper or magnets on arthritis - any ease-of-pain seems to get written off as placebo effect. But I DO know that since I have been wearing the combination of copper/magnets, the sharp, stabbing pains that used to wake me up at night from the arthritis in my hand - have ceased. I'm not saying my hand is pain free - it's still achy. But I now dare to open stuck jar lids, milk jugs, etc.My first copper/magnet bracelet was a bangle - and it was uncomfortable to sleep in at night because it would dig into my wrist. My second bracelet was just magnetic (hematite) - I don't feel like that worked as well as the copper/magnet combo. So this is bracelet #3, and has pretty strong magnets, judging by how quickly it attached itself to the side of the microwave...LOL! (The other 2 bracelets didn't do that).If the improvement is all in my head - then I'm OK with that. It was still worth every penny.