Start with the width. A hand three quarters of an inch across is the size bought most, quiet under a shirt and easy on the chain you already wear. Go wider if you want the hand seen, and read the grams first, since the wide hands run heavy. Take diamonds in 14K gold, as most hands here come. Every diamond hand names natural or lab-grown on its listing, so read that line before you pay.
For a man: hamsa pendant for men, what a hamsa means, hand of Fatima
Any man can wear a hamsa. By old tradition it is an open hand of five fingers that turns away the evil eye, the hand of Fatima to some families and of Miriam to others. The full story is on the hamsa pendants guide. Most of these hands also hang in our women's hamsa pendants, so choose by width and weight. The hands we carry only in the men's case run bigger, near an inch across, and every two tone hand is one of them.
How wide: men's hamsa pendant size, how big a hamsa should a man wear
Begin at three quarters of an inch. It is the width we carry most, and about two in three hands bought were near it. A half-inch hand sits close, like a charm under the collar. An inch shows plainly over a T-shirt. From an inch and a quarter up, the hand is a statement, and very few of those sold. The table sets out every width with its weight.
Weight and chain: heavy hamsa pendant, what chain for a men's hamsa, hamsa with chain
Read the grams before you fall for the photo. Most hands here weigh under 10 grams. The ones that sold run lighter still, most under 6. A hand that light rides the chain you already wear. Some pass 15 grams. Hang those on a solid rope or Franco, 3 mm or wider, so the links do not kink. No listing prints its bail opening, so send us your chain's width first. Five pieces are sold as sets. The ones that name their chain let you pick its length, so ask us what chain comes with the rest. The men's pendants guide goes deeper into bails and links.
Diamonds: diamond hamsa pendant for men, natural or lab-grown diamond hamsa
Nearly every hand here carries diamonds, most of them set in prongs. Only four pieces carry none, plain gold hands and the silver set. Grown or mined, both are diamond. Thirty-five read natural on the origin line. Three say lab-grown, all of them heavy hands, where a grown stone lets the palm carry more diamond. None is silent, and the desk takes any other question in the live chat before you buy, or by text at 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET. Where grades are printed, they read about G or H color, near colorless. The lab-grown or natural guide explains the difference at the bench.
The gold: 14k or 10k gold hamsa pendant for men, white gold, two tone, platinum
Buy 14K. It is the gold of nearly every hand here, hard enough for a pendant you never take off. The one 10K hand is still the best seller, a shade paler and a little harder. Most hands let you pick yellow, white or rose on the listing, and four come in two tone gold. The odd ones out are a platinum hand, a small 18K hand and the silver hand with its evil eye, sold on its own chain.
Questions we get in the store
Can a man wear a hamsa pendant?
Yes, any man can. By old custom the hamsa is an open palm that keeps the evil eye away, and people of every faith wear one. Most of these hands hang in our men's and women's cases alike, so pick by width.
What size hamsa pendant should a man get?
Start at three quarters of an inch wide, the width bought most and easy to wear daily. Go to an inch or more when you want the hand seen over a shirt, and check the grams, because the wide hands run heavy.
Are the diamonds on these hamsa pendants natural or lab-grown?
They are diamonds either way, and every diamond hand says which. Three say lab-grown, all of them heavy hands. The other 35 read natural, so ask the live chat about the hand you want before you order, or text 212-872-9692 after 10 AM ET.
More questions we get
How heavy is a men's hamsa pendant?
Most weigh under 10 grams. The best sellers run lighter, mostly under 6. Some pass 15 grams, and those want a stronger chain. The heaviest is a lab-grown showpiece of 65.20 grams.
What chain should a men's hamsa pendant hang on?
A light hand hangs on the chain you wear now if the bail clears the clasp. Past 15 grams, go to a solid rope or a Franco that carries the weight. No listing gives the bail opening, so send us your chain's width first.
Does a men's hamsa pendant come with a chain?
Most come alone, and five are sold as sets. The silver hand with an evil eye is one, and it sold second best. The sets that name their chain let you pick its length, 18 to 24 inches. Ask us about the rest.
Should a men's hamsa be 10K or 14K gold, and what color?
Go with 14K, the karat of nearly every hand here, hard enough to wear daily. The single 10K hand is the best seller of all, a touch paler and harder. Most hands come in yellow, white or rose gold, and four are two tone.
Can I return a men's hamsa pendant?
Yes, for fourteen days after the hand is delivered, unworn and unaltered. Reach customer service first at service@traxnyc.com or 212-391-3832, and our return label follows. A five percent restocking fee comes off the refund, and so does that label (refund policy).