EDIT: BOTH CLAIMED (was: two testers needed!)

[kythryne]

I'm testing out a new wire, and I need two people to help me test it out. I've made two small pendants out of it, which are available for $2 each plus shipping ($3 in the US, more elsewhere) to cover the cost of materials.



The one on the top is clear quartz with fascinating inclusions; the other is labradorite with a bit of blue flash. They are on sterling-filled wire, which is industry-speak for "heavy silver plating over copper." This is being marketed to the trade as a good substitute for solid sterling (which has gotten very very expensive over the past few years), and I want to find out just how good a substitute it really is, because it has a lot of potential. Hence, testing! I'll be doing my own stress-testing on it, but additional data points are very good.

Here's what I need and what you need to know:

1. This is not coated like my usual wire, so it will tarnish and it may cause allergic reactions. (Sterling silver is not supposed to be alloyed with nickel, but sometimes it is anyway.) I have a mild nickel allergy and intend to test it myself, so I've got that part covered, but if you also have a known nickel allergy and want to see if you react to it, that's fine, with the caveat that I'm not responsible for any medical bills that may occur as a result of wearing something that has the potential to contain a known allergen against your skin.  Mmmkay?
2. You must be very hard on your jewelry - I want to know if it can hold up to abuse. Ideally, you'd be prone to fidgeting with it, running it back and forth along the chain, tugging at it. If you break jewelry on a regular basis, you're perfect.
3. You must be willing and able to send me multiple clearly focused, close-up photos of the pendant after one week, two weeks, and one month - experience shooting macro photography would be helpful here but not entirely necessary, but I need photos that are at least as detailed as this one (which was shot on my iPhone 5S)  because I'm going to be looking at the wear patterns on the wire. This is perhaps the most important criteria.
4. You must have or be willing to obtain a metal chain to wear the pendant on, ideally one with a substantial amount of texture to it. I specifically want to know how the wire holds up to being abraded against a chain.
5. Please plan to wear it into the shower at least a few times, and if you have the opportunity to wear it in a chlorinated pool or the ocean, that's FANTASTIC.
6. You must be okay with the possibility that the pendant will not hold up to the stress testing, and that it is not covered by my normal work guarantee. Also, the labradorite is, well, labradorite; don't bash that one against the wall to see what happens, okay?

Once the testing is completed and you've reported back to me with photos, you'll get a $5 coupon towards a future order.

I only have these two available right now. I will probably do one more round of testing next month with a fancier piece in my normal wirework style, but first I want to find out if this is worth using at all. EDIT: I've got testers for both of these now, thanks, but keep an eye out for the next round when I see how well it holds up to being used in my normal technique. :)