These clasps are like others on vestments at our church. Having metal over plastic is nice, but they tarnish and look kind of shabby after a while. So $25.00 for a set seemed expensive, but they were the best I could find. Plus the shipping was expensive—and I didn’t know they were coming from India, and would take so long to arrive. Then today I received an additional bill for customs duties on these! They’re just not worth it, but also not worth the hassle to return.