Polished Chevron Pendant Necklace in 14K Yellow Gold

No stones, one angle, and nowhere to hide. A chevron in plain polished gold puts everything on the vertex: the arms have to be the same length, the angle has to be identical on both sides of it, and the point has to stay crisp rather than rounding off in finishing. Symmetry is the first thing a person's eye measures and the last thing it forgives.

What that discipline buys is two planes held at an angle to each other, and two planes at an angle can never show the same value at the same moment. One arm takes the light and goes bright while the other stays dark, then they trade as you turn. A flat pendant gives one answer at a time. This gives two at once, and the difference between them is what registers as depth on 1.5 grams of gold.

A V also drapes better than its width suggests. The open angle straddles the hollow at the base of the throat instead of bridging across it, so the pendant lies down rather than standing away from the skin. The link chain measures 18 inches and closes with a lobster clasp, plain hardware on purpose.

Solid 14K yellow gold, high polish, 1.5 grams, and the lifetime warranty that comes with everything DEEVE makes.