Length is the whole look
16 inches sits at the collarbone, 18 at the first button, 20 and up reads as a layer. Measure a chain you already love.
Golden South Sea pearl cross necklaces
The deep gold pearls of the Philippine sea, largest of all. Nothing in the studio matches this exactly today, which is what commissions are for: we will build it around the stone. · 0 WORKS
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Before you choose
How to choose a necklace
One pendant or a layer
A single stone on a fine chain works every day; layers want mixed lengths two inches apart so they never tangle.
Chain gauge matters more than metal
Under 1.2 mm kinks with daily wear. Ours start at 1.4 mm for anything carrying a stone.
Clasps are a daily ritual
Lobster clasps for security, slider bolos for one-handed dressing. We fit either at the same price.
The short answer
Golden South Sea pearl cross necklaces are made to commission at Made With Color: one artist, one bench, in New York. Ask and we will pull stones in daylight and send passports before you decide. The oldest continuously worn pendant in the western world, made here with color at the crossing.
About golden south sea pearl
The deep gold pearls of the Philippine sea, largest of all. We choose every stone loose, in daylight, and every work above carries a passport that says exactly what it is.
CHOOSING THE STYLE
On the style
Proportion is everything: the drop should run slightly longer than the arms.
Start with hardness
Golden South Sea pearl is 3 / 10 on the Mohs scale. For daily rings, choose a bezel or low prongs; for earrings and pendants, wear it freely.
Fit before beauty
16 inches sits at the collarbone, 18 at the first button, 20 and up reads as a layer.
Then the look
Choose the chain length before the pendant. Measure a chain already loved.
Can a cross have gemstones?
It has for fifteen centuries; medieval crosses blazed with color. A stone at the crossing is tradition, not decoration.
Is golden south sea pearl good for necklaces?
Golden South Sea pearl is 3 / 10 on the Mohs scale. Pendants swing free of hard knocks, which makes them the right home for softer stones.
Which birthstone is golden south sea pearl?
Golden South Sea pearl is the Jun birthstone and the traditional stone of the 30th anniversary. We set it for both, and for no occasion at all.
Are these stones treated?
Untreated unless the passport says otherwise. When a stone of ours is heated or grown in a lab, the passport says so in that word, in the same type size as everything else, and the price reflects it.
How do these wear?
Worn daily and rarely removed, so we build crosses at band-grade durability.
How long until it arrives?
Ready-now works leave the studio within two business days, insured and signed for. Made to order pieces state their bench time on the page, most within three to four weeks.
◆Stones chosen loose, in daylight, one at a time
◆A passport with every stone, treatment named plainly
◆One artist, one bench, in New York
◆Lifetime resetting and free ring resizing
Current works & prices
PRICES AS OF 16 AUG 2026Kept for life
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“They talked me out of a bigger stone and into a better one. Who does that?”M. CHEN, SEATTLE · COMMISSION No. 114
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