Has anyone tried magnetic catches? I'm having a harder and harder time using the tiny little catches on some of my pendents. I guess what I mostly want to know is how secure they are.
Magnetic Necklace Catches
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Thanks, Chessmont! I may end up doing that. It's a real conundrum. I don't want to add length to my pendents with the magnetic catches, but I also don't want to go to the expense of having bigger catches put on platinum and 18k chains. Yes, call me cheap! 
I don't have any magnetic clasps, but I have seen them on tv. They are goldtone or silvertone, and I definitely would not trust them on a 18K or platinum chain, especially if you put a pendant on the chain. I think it would be worth the money to change the clasps. I have done it on some 14k gold chains, and it cost me about $20.00.
I have a magnetic clasp on a fairly heavy turquoise three-strand necklace. It seems very secure, yet easy to take off and put on. It only comes apart when I pull it apart though I suppose that if someone grabbed your necklace and pulled it it would come off.
Thanks, Chessmont! I may end up doing that. It's a real conundrum. I don't want to add length to my pendents with the magnetic catches, but I also don't want to go to the expense of having bigger catches put on platinum and 18k chains. Yes, call me cheap!
Well you could go cheapo and get sterling silver and 14K gold - who could tell? After all, those magnetic clasps are certainly not platinum or gold
I need to check on the price for changing clasps, too. Some of the clasps on my necklaces are just getting to be too much of a pain. Given that I use the same chains for many pendants, it might well be worth having the clasps replaced with lobster claws to make them easier to use.