Make sure the figure is on it before anything else. A crucifix carries Christ on the cross, and the titles that name Jesus, Christ or the Savior tell you he is there. Most gold pieces here are titled Cross Crucifix and name no figure, so let the photo decide. Buyers chose silver by far, mostly a crucifix about 2 inches long that comes on its own chain.
Crucifix or cross: crucifix with Jesus, plain cross, Orthodox crucifix
Read the title first. On a crucifix, Christ hangs on the cross, and a plain cross carries no figure. Twelve titles here name Jesus, Christ or the Savior. A few gold pieces describe him without naming him in the title. Most gold pieces are titled Cross Crucifix and never mention a figure, so check the photo. Nine in ten pieces bought in the year named him in the title. An Orthodox crucifix usually adds a short bar above and a slanted footrest below. The crosses and Jesus pieces guide covers plain crosses and Jesus heads.
Silver or gold: .925 silver crucifix, 14K gold crucifix, 10K and 18K
Silver is where buyers went. Of every ten crucifixes bought over the year, more than nine were .925 silver. Worn daily, sterling slowly darkens, and a soft silver cloth clears it. Most of the gold is 14K, with some 10K and 18K and one 22K piece. For a crucifix worn day and night, 14K is the sound choice. 10K carries less gold and stands up to knocks, while 18K carries more and scratches sooner. Nearly every gold piece offers yellow, white and rose, and a few mix tones.
The chain: crucifix necklace set, chain length, will it fit my chain
Most of what sold came on its own chain. A title that says set, chain or necklace includes one, and the listing shows its length. The silver sets come at 20 to 24 inches on a fine Franco, a Cuban curb, a Moon chain or a heavy Miami Cuban. The gold sets go down to 18 inches. Everything else is the pendant alone. No listing gives the bail's opening. Hold a ruler to your chain, note its width in millimeters and tell the live chat, or call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.
Inches and grams: small crucifix pendant, 2 inch crucifix, heavy gold crucifix
Size words are rare in these titles, so read the inches and grams each listing prints. The middle piece is just under 2 inches long and about an inch wide. Buyers chose that size or longer. The best seller's 2-inch crucifix rides a fine Franco, and the biggest silver pendants come on thicker Moon and Cuban chains. In gold, the diamond pieces sit near 6 grams at the middle. Gold crucifixes whose titles name Jesus run from 13.5 grams to nearly 60. Some sizes are printed in millimeters, and 25 mm is about an inch.
Diamonds: diamond crucifix, black diamond cross, natural diamonds
Nearly every diamond piece is gold, plus one silver black diamond cross. The listings call the stones natural on all but one, and none says lab-grown. Most white stones are G or H in color, which reads near colorless, and SI in clarity. Seven titles carry black diamonds. Most black diamonds on the market get their color from treatment, and no listing here says either way, so ask the live chat before you buy.