Pendants

Most pendants here are sold without a chain, which is deliberate: it lets you match the weight of the pendant to a chain you already own or one chosen separately. As a rule, a heavier pendant wants a chain with some substance behind it — a box or Cuban link — while a small charm sits best on something fine like a satellite or cable chain. Browse chains and necklaces to pair one.

By theme. Zodiac pendants are the reliable gift when you know a birthday and nothing else. Birthstone pieces do the same job with colour. Religious pendants — crosses, Saint Benedict medals, Our Lady of Guadalupe, rosary styles — are among the most reordered pieces in the catalogue. Evil eye and hamsa designs carry the same protective meaning in different traditions.

Layering two pendants works when they sit at clearly different lengths — at least two inches apart — and when one is visibly smaller than the other. Two similarly sized pendants at similar lengths tangle and compete. More on building a stack in the layering guide. Since a pendant lives on a chain worn daily, our waterproof jewelry guide covers what it can handle in the shower, pool and ocean.