I hope the stem of the chair holds. most stem chairs break from bad welds or/ poor design. So far the chair is holding and the home assembly was done in 30 minutes. It does have a ~7(?) year warranty which is surprising in this day and age. I'm keeping the receipts for warranty purposes. Also looks like the price dropped again $30 dollars. If the manufacture puts a 5 year warranty on an item it must be good !