See what sold most, then settle the kind, the metal, the chain width and your size
Start with the kind, since pendants, chains, rings and earrings sold in close to equal parts. 14K gold stands up to daily wear, and sterling silver gives a bolder piece that a cloth keeps bright. Keep a chain fine to medium, as most buyers did, and settle your ring size or chain length before ordering. For anything a listing leaves out, ask the live chat, or call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.
What sells: best selling jewelry for men and women
Pendants, chains, rings and earrings carried the year in close to equal parts, with pendant sets and bracelets behind them. Most sets were sterling silver, and over half were crosses or Jesus pieces. Nearly half the earrings sold were small diamond flowers and clusters in 10K or 14K gold, and most pairs sit in both the men's and women's cases. Among rings, the lab-grown marquise engagement ring led, and silver rings for men came next. The page is sorted by sales, so shop one kind at a time from the top.
The chain: best selling Cuban, rope and Franco chains by width
Miami Cuban, rope and Franco sold most among chains, and most of the chains sold were under 5 mm wide. That is a chain for daily wear or for a pendant, not a statement piece. Silver led the chains sold, with 14K second. Most chains come in lengths between 18 and 24 inches. Twenty-two inches reaches mid chest on most men. Every width is on the Miami Cuban chains and rope chains.
The metal: 14K gold, 10K gold or .925 sterling silver
Choose 14K for anything worn daily. It made up most of the gold sold, and it is hard enough to hold a clasp and a prong through years of wear. 10K is harder still and carries less gold, which suits a thin rope chain or a small pair of earrings. Sterling silver was about a third of the pieces sold and most of the pendant sets. Silver dulls as air reaches it, and a polishing cloth restores the shine. Most gold pieces let you pick the color on the listing. The refund policy adds a one-year karat guarantee on gold and sterling.
The diamonds: natural diamond and lab-grown diamond jewelry
Natural diamonds led the diamond pieces sold, as small stones in flower earrings, crosses and clusters. Lab-grown led where one stone is the point, in engagement rings and studs. Each is diamond under the same grading. A grown stone lets you go bigger, and a mined one is the scarcer of the two. Many titles name the origin, and the listing details give it on most of the rest. Where neither does, ask the live chat before you pay.
Your measure: ring size, bracelet length and chain length
A ring resized for you or a chain cut to fit is final sale, so settle the measure first. Nearly every ring that sold offers half sizes. Women's rings mostly end at 8 or 9, while men's run to 12. Read the size from a ring that fits the same finger. Among the bracelets that sold, 8 inches is the length listed most. Wrap a tape around the wrist and add roughly half an inch so a link bracelet can move. Several of the gold bead bracelets adjust to the wrist.