Milano Chains in Solid 14K Gold

The link: what a Milano chain is, figarope against rope

A Milano chain is a rope twist with flat Figaro links set into it at a steady beat. Our listings call it figarope, and many jewelers sell the same link under the Milano name. A plain rope chain is the spiral alone. The flat links break that spiral into a rhythm, so a Milano looks busier up close and throws light at every turn. Each one here is solid gold all the way through, and a solid twist shrugs off the dents a hollow tube takes.

Width: a 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm or 8 mm Milano chain

Take 3 mm for every day. It lies close at the collar and carries a light pendant, and the 3 to 3.5 mm chains were two in three of the Milanos bought in the year. Four to five millimeters shows on its own over a T-shirt. From 5.5 mm the chain is the statement. The 8 mm is the widest in the case, a heavy yellow chain worn by itself. Three-tone runs from 3 up to 5 mm, and yellow comes at 3, 5.5 and 8.

Grams: how much a Milano chain weighs, thin to wide

The Milanos here list from 14.5 grams at 3 mm to 130 at 8 mm, so read the grams before you settle on the width. The grams are the gold around your neck, and they climb much faster than width, since a wider link is also a thicker one. The 3 mm yellow at 22 inches lists 16 grams, and the 4 mm at 20 inches lists 27.5. Five of the eight listings offer several lengths with one weight printed, so before you order, ask the live chat what yours weighs at the length you want.

Three-tone or yellow: a tri-color gold Milano chain in 14K

Take three-tone if you wear more than one color of gold. Yellow, white and rose 14K turn through the same chain, so it sits easily beside a white gold watch or a rose gold ring. Nearly three in four Milanos bought in the year were three-tone. Take yellow when you want one warm color from end to end. 14K is 58.3 percent gold, hard enough for daily wear, and a real 14K chain is stamped 14K or 585, usually near the clasp.

Length: a 16, 18, 20, 22 or 24 inch Milano, and a pendant on it

Take 20 inches on a thin Milano and 22 or 24 on a wide one. At 16 the chain rests at the base of the neck, and at 18 it finds the collarbone. Twenty drops a little lower, and 22 reaches the middle of the chest. Among the chains sold at one fixed length, 22 and 20 led. A solid twist carries a pendant well, and our pendants have adjustable bails that fit a wide chain. We shorten or lengthen any Milano, and once its length is changed for you, that chain is final sale.