Solitaire pendant chain thickness

[Sabrina_Fair]

How thick is your chain compared to the size of the size of your stone? And does anyone have pictures? Thanks!

 

[surfgirl]

I think the more delicate the chain, the nicer the look but that''s just my preference. I have a photo on this thread if you scroll down to the box that''s round. You can see the stone (.50ct) on a very fine plat. chain.
https://www.pricescope.com/forum/op-requested/antique-jewelry-box-collection-bling-t62524.html

 

[Sabrina_Fair]

Thanks, surfgirl! The slideshow was great, by the way. It reminded me of the trip I took through an estate jewellery shop. They had purchased a ton of vintage jewellery boxes from auction houses. Some of them were from well-recognized places like Cartier, Harry Winston, etc. The jewellery was for sale but the boxes weren''t!

I''m debating on the setting for a 0.38 ct solitaire pendant and the stone is 4.7 mm wide. The options for the chain thicknesses were 1.00 and 1.25 mm. Of the two, I''d definitely go thinner, but I won''t get a chance to see it in person. I was wondering if even 1 mm would overwhelm the stone!

 

[JulieN]

If you think about it, a chain has holes in it; it''s not solid metal. So, no, it won''t overwhelm your stone.

 

[gladyskristen]

I think how overwhelming a chain will look depends on how heavy the metal is. 2 chains can be both 1mm thick, but if chain A is a cable chain and chain B is a link chain, A will definitely look more overwhelming. For solitaire pendants, I like fine link chains like the types that WF uses.