Choose the piece first, then its size and grams, the gold color and a chain it fits
Choose the piece first and let the size follow. Crosses led what buyers took home here in the year, most of them small and set with natural diamonds. For a pendant worn every day, stay under an inch wide, as three in four pieces sold did. Every pendant here is listed in 14K gold, so what is left to decide is yellow, white or rose and a chain the bail will clear.
The piece: 14K gold cross pendants, hamsas, initials, Jesus pieces and photo pendants
Start with what the piece says. Crosses are fewer than one listing in five, yet they were close to six in ten pendants bought here in the year. Add the hamsas, saints, angels and Jesus pieces, and faith made up nearly three in four pieces sold.
Past faith come initials and names, photo pendants, hearts, animals, zodiac signs and logos. Close to a third of the titles say custom, and those pieces show what the jewelers can make for you.
Size and weight: how big a 14K gold pendant is, in inches and grams
Stay small for a piece that never comes off. Three in four pendants sold were under an inch wide. The middle one was an inch and a quarter long. The listings run much bigger, and a fifth weigh 50 grams or more.
Most pieces sold weighed under 5 grams, and the middle cross sold was lighter still, 2.2 grams. Pendants marked for women sold near 2 grams in the middle. The men's ran near 6. Hold the listed length against your chest before you choose.
Gold color and stones: yellow, white or rose 14K gold, natural or lab-grown diamonds
14K is 58.3 percent gold. Whether it is stamped 14K or 585 depends on the piece, and it is hard enough to wear daily. Almost nine in ten listings offer all three golds, yellow, white and rose.
Six listings in ten name diamonds, and they were most of the pendants sold. Nine in ten are natural. Of the 102 lab-grown pieces, nearly every one says lab in its title. Black diamonds and sapphires show up on a few, and 264 listings are plain gold.
The chain: 14K gold pendant necklaces, sets, chain length and the bail
A pendant ships alone unless its listing is a set or a necklace. Under a tenth of the listings are sets, but they were about a sixth of the pieces sold, led by the black diamond cross. Most sets let you choose a chain from 18 to 24 inches.
On its own, a pendant needs a chain thin enough for its bail, the small loop at the top, to slide over both the links and the clasp. Send the live chat the width of your chain with the item number before you pay, or pick one from the 14K gold chains.
Custom and returns: custom 14K gold pendants, photo pendants and returns
If you have a design in mind, browse custom pendants and share a drawing or a photo with the live chat. A photo pendant carries a picture you upload, and 82 listings take one.
Pieces made, engraved or set with a photo for you are final, and bar pendants follow their own rule. Any other pendant, unworn and unaltered, has a fourteen-day window from delivery. Customer service clears it at service@traxnyc.com or 212-391-3832, our return label carries it in, and the refund policy takes five percent for restocking plus the return shipping. Use the live chat, or call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.