Choose a rolo by what it has to carry. A 1 mm gold rolo holds a small charm or wears alone as a fine line, while the wider silver rolos take a real pendant. Settle the width before the metal, and read the grams printed on each listing before you buy.
Rolo or cable: what a rolo chain is, beside a cable chain
A rolo chain is a row of round links, every one the same size, each passing through the next. A cable chain is built the same way from oval links, so a rolo reads rounder and fuller at the same width. Each link turns freely, which lets a rolo drape evenly and shrug off most kinks. The finest gold rolos here are mirror rolos, polished smooth so the round links throw back light. For the oval link, see the anchor and cable chains.
Width: a thin 1 mm rolo chain or a wide 4.5 mm rolo
Go thin for a quiet line at the neck, and wide for a chain that shows. The gold rolos start at 1 mm, a fine line of 14K that wears as jewelry on its own. The 18K white rolo steps up to 2.3 mm. The silver rolos begin at 3 mm. The widest is 4.5 mm, where the round links show from across a room. Silver is lighter than gold, so a wide silver rolo sits easier on the neck. For anything wider, ask the live chat what can be made.
Pendant: which rolo chain holds a pendant
Match the chain to the pendant, and keep the pendant lighter than the chain. A 1 mm rolo carries a small charm or an initial and little more. Round links let a bail slide and settle at the center. For a medium pendant, take the 3.6 mm silver rolo. A heavy pendant wants the widest rolo. Check that the bail opening clears the clasp before you pay. Which chain for a pendant has the longer answer, and men's pendants holds the pieces to hang.
Metal: white gold, rose gold, 18K or palladium silver rolo chains
Take 14K for a fine rolo worn every day, since it is harder than 18K. The 14K rolos come in white gold and rose gold. 18K is 75 percent gold, a touch softer and richer in color. The silver rolos are .925 palladium silver, with palladium in the alloy to help them resist tarnish. No rolo here comes in yellow gold today, so ask the live chat for one. More in each metal: white gold chains, rose gold chains and silver chains.
Length and care: an 18, 20, 22 or 24 inch rolo chain
Every rolo here is sold in one length, so choose the listing at yours. Eighteen inches sits at the collarbone on most necks. Twenty falls just below it. At 22 the chain reaches the upper chest. The silver rolos all run 24 inches, long enough to show over a crew neck. The desk can shorten or lengthen a chain, and a chain changed to your length is final sale. To clean one, soak it in warm soapy water, brush the links softly and dry it well. Store a fine rolo flat with the clasp closed, and if it tangles, how to untangle a necklace shows the way.