Choose the bird first, then let its grams choose the chain. Most of the eagles people bought were small and plain, in 10K gold or .925 silver, light enough to wear every day. The Albanian eagle is the one with two heads, and six pieces here carry it. The biggest diamond eagles weigh past 50 grams and want a heavy rope or Franco under them.
Which eagle: Albanian double eagle, eagle head and single eagle pendants
Pick the shape of the bird first, because each one reads differently on the chest. Most here are a single eagle, cast plain or set with diamonds. Six are the Albanian eagle, the double-headed bird from the flag of Albania, and most of those carry diamonds. Two are eagle heads set with lab-grown diamonds. A few carry words or a scene, from the Self Made eagles to an eagle over a serpent and one with a globe. The eagle claws that hold a stone sit in the claw collection.
Gold or silver: 10K gold, 14K gold and .925 silver eagle pendants
Take silver or 10K gold for a first eagle, the way most buyers did. Silver is only five pieces here. Even so, more than half the eagles people bought in the year were silver. 10K came next, nearly all of it one small eagle. Move to 14K for a big eagle or one set with diamonds, as most of the heavy pieces are 14K. It holds more gold than 10K and shows a richer yellow. Nearly every gold eagle comes in all three gold colors. The lone 18K piece is an Albanian eagle set with black diamonds.
How big: eagle pendant sizes in inches and grams
Read the grams first, because the weight tells you the chain. The middle eagle here stands about two inches tall. It weighs near 37 grams, enough to show across a room. The smallest pieces weigh under ten grams, light enough for a thin chain. The heaviest pass 140 grams, the big Albanian eagle among them. Six eagles are wider than they are tall, so read both measures on the listing. People bought small, and three eagles in four sold were an inch tall or less.
Pendant or set: eagle necklaces with a chain, and the chain for an eagle pendant
Most eagles here come alone, so plan the chain with the pendant. Five come as a set with the chain. Each set is offered at 18, 20, 22 or 24 inches. The sets did well, more than two in five of the eagles bought in the year. The small sets hang on a fine chain of 2 to 3 mm, and the silver Mini Eagle rides a paperclip. Bought alone, a heavy eagle wants a rope or a Franco wide enough to carry it, so start with the men's rope chains.
Diamonds: natural, lab-grown and black diamond eagle pendants
Every eagle here with diamonds says on its listing whether they are natural or lab-grown. Most carry natural stones. The two eagle heads are the lab-grown ones, and their titles say so. The white stones grade G or F in color, with clarity mostly in the VS range. Three eagles carry black diamonds instead, one in silver and two Albanian eagles in gold. Eight pieces carry no stone at all, and those were most of what people bought. Ask the desk about any stone before you pay.