Settle the length first, then 10K or 14K gold, the stones and what hangs at the drop
Choose the length first. A rosary is worn long, and the rosary chains here run from 18 to 36 inches, so decide where you want the drop to rest before anything else. Then pick the gold and the stones. Most come in yellow, white or rose gold, set with diamonds or pearls. No rosary listing names the cross or medal at its drop, so ask the desk what hangs on yours before you pay.
The rosary: gold rosary chain, rosary necklace, what a rosary is
A gold rosary chain is a prayer rosary made to wear. The prayer rosary is a loop of five groups of ten beads, each group set apart by one bead, joined at a centerpiece, often a Virgin Mary medal, with a short tail that ends in a crucifix.
Five of the seven pieces here are rosaries. The other two are a ruby cross on its own chain and a Virgin Mary pendant for a chain you already wear.
Length: how long a rosary necklace should be, 24, 30 or 36 inches
Go long. On most men a 24 inch chain lies on the chest. Thirty inches reaches the top of the stomach, the classic rosary hang, and 36 lands near the navel. The drop sits a little lower still.
The rosaries come at 22, 26 and 36 inches as listed. Two black and white rosaries and the ruby cross set let you pick 18 to 24, and those two rosaries also print 30, so confirm before you pay. Ask the desk whether yours can change length.
The gold: 10K or 14K gold rosary, yellow, white or rose
Take 14K if the deeper yellow matters to you. Its gold content is 58.3 percent. 10K holds 41.7 percent, wears a shade paler and takes knocks a little better. The pearl rosary and the 26 inch custom rosary are 14K, and the other five pieces are 10K.
Six of the seven come in yellow, white or rose gold. Several descriptions name only white gold, so ask whether your color is made for you.
The stones: diamond rosary chain, black and canary diamonds, pearl rosary
Read each listing's stone line first. Four rosaries name diamonds in their titles, and all four are marked natural. Two pair black with white, one pairs canary with black, and the pearl rosary sets white diamonds beside its pearls. The Virgin Mary pendant is the one lab-grown piece, and the cross set carries rubies.
Most black diamonds are natural stones darkened by treatment, so ask about these. Pearls are soft. Keep perfume and lotion off them and wipe the rosary after you wear it.
Ordering: custom rosary chain, made to order, returns
Have one made if nothing here fits. The pearl rosary's listing says it is built to order, so ask the desk whether the one you want is ready or made after you pay. Your deposit pays for a 3D drawing of the rosary, and the gold is cast only after you sign off on that drawing.
A ready-made rosary bought from its listing can go back inside fourteen days from the day it arrives, never worn and never altered. Message customer service first at service@traxnyc.com or 212-391-3832, and it sends our return label. The refund policy holds back five percent to restock the rosary, plus what the label cost. Custom work and a rosary made, cut or lengthened for you are final. For any of it, use the live chat, or call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.