Understanding This Piece
About Garnet
Garnet is a family of related minerals occurring in nearly every color — most commonly deep red (almandine and pyrope) but also bright green (tsavorite), orange (spessartine), and color-changing varieties. Garnet scores 6.5–7.5 on Mohs (durable for daily wear) and has been used in jewelry since ancient Egypt. It's the January birthstone and 2nd-anniversary gem. Red garnet often displays a deeper, more wine-toned red than ruby and offers a meaningful price advantage.
About 14K Rose Gold
14K rose gold gets its romantic pink hue from a copper-rich alloy — typically around 25% copper combined with silver. The color is warm, slightly less intense than 10K rose, and ages beautifully without tarnishing or requiring rhodium replating. Rose gold has been a defining engagement-ring trend of the last decade, pairing especially well with morganites, peach sapphires, and oval and cushion-cut diamonds. It flatters most skin tones and reads as both vintage and modern.
About Pendant Necklaces
A pendant necklace consists of a chain (the carrier) and a pendant (the focal piece that hangs from it). The pendant typically attaches via a bail — a small metal loop that allows it to slide along the chain. The most popular pendant categories are diamond solitaires, gemstone-set pendants, symbolic motifs (heart, cross, infinity, initial), and lockets. The chain should be matched in metal and weight to the pendant — a substantial pendant pulls against a thin chain over time, so we pair every pendant with an appropriately weighted chain at point of sale.