Decide what the piece shows, then the gold, the grams and whether it ships or gets made
Start with what the pendant shows, a name, a face, your team or your faith. Then choose a design already drawn or one of your own. The drawn designs are sold as shown and do most of the business here. A piece of your own starts with a picture sent to the desk and a quote. Take 14K for gold you wear daily. Most pieces that sell stay under 20 grams.
The piece: custom pendants with a name, a photo, a logo or a character
Start with what the pendant shows. A name or an initial is the most common piece here, about one in five, and most carry diamonds. A photo pendant frames a picture of someone, and the photo pieces sold 90 in the year. Animals and characters come next, then logos and the faith pieces. The custom name pendants page shows how a piece of your own gets made. The crosses also have their own wall.
The metal: custom gold pendants in 14K or 10K, or custom silver pendants
Take 14K for a gold piece you wear every day. Three pieces in four here are 14K. 10K holds less pure gold than 14K and wears harder. The .925 silver guns and figures leave here in the biggest numbers, more than half of every piece sold. No name or initial is listed in silver, so a name piece means gold. Most gold listings let you pick yellow, white or rose, and the photo shows one of them. Where buyers named a gold color, five in six took yellow.
Size and weight: how big a custom pendant is and how many grams it weighs
Judge a pendant by its grams, not its inches. The middle piece here is 1.6 inches wide. It weighs about 31 grams, but most pieces that sold weighed under 20. An inch across comes to about 19 grams on these listings. Two inches across comes to about 50. A photo frame or a cross is light for its size, and a sculpted animal or a logo is heavy. Nearly every listing is the pendant alone. The men's pendants guide covers the bail and the chain.
The diamonds: a custom diamond pendant, lab-grown or natural
About four pieces in five here carry diamonds, and no listing names an imitation stone. Lab-grown and natural are both diamonds. Nearly every diamond listing names one on its origin line, most of them natural, so read that line before you pay. An emerald in a title can be the cut of a diamond and not the green stone, so check the photo.
Buying: made to order or sold as shown, a quote, shipping and returns
Buy a design as shown if you want it soon, and ask whether it is in stock or made when ordered. A pendant in stock goes out tracked; ask the desk when yours will leave. For a piece of your own or one marked price on request, send the desk a picture, since reference photos help, and it quotes the work. Your deposit buys the 3D design. The renderings come to you, and up to three alterations are yours to ask before you approve; then the balance is paid and the making begins. The desk handles each project personally and gives the timing with the design. The deposit that starts the work is final, like the piece. Name and photo work is final, as is a size made to order, so ask the desk which yours is. A design from the case returns unworn and unaltered within fourteen days from delivery. Clear it with the desk, ship it on our return label, and the refund shrinks by that label and five percent for restocking. Pendant questions go first to the live chat; by text or call, 212-872-9692 is staffed from 10 AM ET.
Questions we get in the store
Can I put my photo, my name, my logo or a character on a custom pendant?
Yes. Names and initials are the most common design here, with photo pendants close behind, and logos and characters are here too. For an idea of your own, show the desk a picture on the live chat; nothing is made until you approve its 3D design.
How much is a custom pendant, and what decides the price?
Each listing shows its own price. The grams, the karat and the diamonds decide most of it. A piece marked price on request, or one designed for you, is quoted first: send a picture through the live chat, or by text to 212-872-9692, answered from 10 AM ET.
Is a custom pendant made to order, and can I return it?
Some are, and those are final, deposit too, like any name or photo piece. One from the case has fourteen days from delivery to come home, unworn and unaltered. Ask the desk first for our return label; the refund drops by its cost and five percent restocking.
More questions we get
Should a custom gold pendant be 14K or 10K, or should I go silver?
Take 14K for a piece you wear daily, and most of this wall is 14K. 10K carries less pure gold, wears harder and still reads as gold. Silver .925 suits the guns and figures that sell most by the piece, but no name piece comes in it.
Lab-grown or natural: how do I read the diamonds on a custom diamond pendant?
Both are diamonds, and no listing here names an imitation stone. All but about two dozen diamond listings print lab-grown or natural in the details; ask us about the rest. Most also print a diamond weight there, and any grades sit in the description.
How big is a custom pendant, and how many grams does it weigh?
The middle piece here is 1.6 inches wide. What sells runs smaller, mostly under 20 grams. A photo frame or a cross is light for its size, while an animal or a logo runs heavy, so read the grams first.
What chain do I hang a custom pendant on, and does it come with one?
Nearly every listing is the pendant alone, so buy the chain on its own. Choose a solid link that clears the bail, heavier for a big piece. A few are sold as sets with a chain, and the desk confirms which.
What is a custom pendant here, and are they all for men?
It is a piece built around one subject that means something to you, drawn already or designed for you in 3D. Nine in ten are marked for men and many for women too, so ask us whether a piece suits a smaller frame.