Gold chains under $1200 — solid diamond-cut curb, Franco, rope, and round box links in 10k and 14k, semi-solid builds stretching the length, 16 to 26 inches.
A cap page only works if the dealer plays it straight, so here's how we stock this one: solid where the gauge allows it, semi-solid where it buys you length or width the cap couldn't otherwise reach, and nothing plated — the cap trims the gauge, never the gold. A 3.2mm solid diamond-cut curb is the anchor of the range; the 2mm Francos and box links run finer and longer. Every chain we put here carries a real pendant without complaint. The uncapped rows hold at the full under-$1,200 case. Set the length, pick the link, stay under the number.