I've had Caesarstone counters in my kitchen for four years. It has held up perfectly, not a chip or ding anywhere. I live alone so it doesn't get the hard wear that a larger family might exert, but it's been totally trouble-free.

Edited to add: It's a very dark mottled gray and virtually impossible to tell if there are any discolorations, etc., but I sincerely doubt there are.

I think that Caesarstone & other Breton technology quartzes are pretty much the same in terms of durability & quality.

My kitchen, including my Caesarstone counter were installed just a few months ago. Soon after I got the counter, I dropped an ironstone platter from the above cabinet. The platter shattered & created about a dozen very small gouges on the countertop. I'm thinking that the same would have happened with just about any counter material. The gouges are very small, but I can see them and feel them.

My Ceasarstone counters (kitchen and bathrooms, all Organic White) have been in use for 2+ years. There is one tiny chip near the sink in the kitchen. Everything else is still perfect, and frankly, I haven't even noticed the chip in a year.

CarrieB: Your gouges may be repairable.

Thanks, Joseph. I called the fabrication company right after they happened, and they said they could send someone out to assess. But the company is an hour away, and I figured: one visit to assess, another visit to do the work, it would cost - if I'm lucky - a few hundred dollars, and that maybe I should just get used to it... There are about a dozen gouges, all small, but I see them.

We have had our Caesarstone for 5 years. There are a few tiny chips by the sink where we banged things, but I think that would have happened with any stone. All in all, it has held up great and been very low maintenance. Ours is a light tan color, and there have been no stains or discolorations.

We've had our CS for 10 mths now and aside from one tiny chip by the sink (cleaning lady banged a stove grate into it) it's been fantastic.

5 years with chocolate truffle and it's still as beautiful as the day we got it. I'm very happy with it. Except now that I see how much more like natural stone they are making the quartz....esp Cambria ... I would choose differently if I were choosing today.

Carrie B:

Anyone who comes out to assess had better be ready to repair as soon as you give the okay that instant.

I got a call from a guy today that wanted a chip repaired before his wife saw it. When I told him my minimum charge, less than $300.00, he decided to take his chances with epoxy and his wife. Dude must not be married very long; she can never "unsee".

Over 33 months in, and no scratches or dings or discolorations. It's a darker color.

@gooster, what color if I may ask?

@imwithjoe, I’m thinking about getting CS Vanilla Noir. How are they holding up for you now? I’m concerned with chipping comments about quartz. I’ve had granite (st. Cecilia) for 13 years and only one chip from dropping a heavy glass. Chip was repaired pretty well. I thought quartz was harder than granite???