Decide what the chain is for first. Under a pendant or a collar, take a fine shiny classic box, the thin one most men buy here, and wear it short. Worn on its own, take a solid round box at 4.5 mm or wider, sold in the one length on its title. Every one is the same gold, so pick the color.
The box link: what a box chain is, shiny classic or round box, 14K yellow, white or rose
A box chain is a run of small square links, each hooked face to face into the next. It lies flat and will not twist, so a pendant keeps facing forward. Two kinds hang here. The shiny classic is the fine one, never wider than 1.6 mm, and it is what most men take home. The round box has softer corners and goes from light chains to heavy ones. Every one is 14K gold, mostly yellow, and rose comes only wide and solid. The diamond cut on the 3 mm solid is a finish, not a stone.
Width: how thick a box chain should be, from a thin pendant chain to 6.4 mm
Go under 2 mm for a pendant or a chain worn under the collar. Nearly nine in ten of the box chains sold here were that fine. A round box between 2 and 3.5 mm shows on its own and still takes a light piece. Past 4 mm every chain is solid and meant to be worn bare. Three wide listings print a second width a tenth off the title, so ask which one is right.
Length: what length box chain, 18, 20, 22 or 24 inches
Take 18 or 20 inches for a fine box under a pendant. Eighteen was the length bought most here, with 16 and 20 close behind. The wide solids come in the one length printed on each title, and the desk can cut or extend one to your inches. The men's gold chains guide shows where each length falls on a man.
Buying: box chain clasp, repairs, shipping and returns
Settle the clasp and the wait before you order. No listing names its clasp, and a box lock is a clasp, not this chain. The desk swaps many locks and shortens or extends any box chain. Ask if yours is stocked or made to order. A stocked one ships tracked in two to five business days, under our shipping policy. An unworn, unaltered box chain comes back inside fourteen calendar days of delivery, cleared by customer service at service@traxnyc.com or 212-391-3832, on our return label. The refund policy takes five percent and that label, and a cut chain stays yours. Bring any box chain question to the live chat, or to 212-872-9692, a call or a text, from 10 AM ET. A manager takes anything that goes wrong.