Figaro Chains

How to choose: 2.5 to 3 mm carries a pendant, 4 to 6 mm is the everyday chain, and 7 mm and up is the one people notice. 14K is 58.3% gold; 10K holds less gold and wears hard; 21K has the deepest yellow. Compare karats in 10K vs 14K vs 18K gold chains, read the types of gold chains, see Figarope chains and Byzantine chains, or shop every style in men's gold chains.

Figaro chains at a glance

• Gold: 14K on most, then 10K and 21K
• Build: solid on most; the 2.5 mm also comes hollow
• Width: 2.5 mm to 8.5 mm
• Length: 18 to 30 inches, most at 22 or 24
• Weight: 26 grams for a solid 14K at 5.8 mm and 24 inches, 39.3 for the 7 mm diamond-cut 14K at 24 inches, 49 for the 8.5 mm 10K at 24 inches
• Finish: polished, with a diamond-cut 7 mm

Why is it called a Figaro chain?

Nobody has a document for where the name comes from. The trade simply uses it for this pattern: short links broken by one long one.

What is the difference between a Figaro and a Cuban chain?

Both come from the curb. A Cuban is one row of curb links made rounder and tighter, so at the same width it carries more gold. A Figaro is a flat curb with the three-and-one pattern, and a good part of its width is the open hole in each link. See the tight one on Miami Cuban chains.

Will a Figaro chain hold a pendant?

A solid one will, matched to the pendant: keep the chain at least as heavy as the pendant. Our guide to which chain for a pendant has the table.

Want it wider or heavier? Our chain book holds Figaro styles made to order, from 4.8 mm to 27 mm, classic, concave, beveled and fancy, with the weight at every length. In 14K the lightest is about 21 grams at 20 inches.

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