Chain lengths, and where each one sits
Every chain here is one of four lengths. The number decides where the pendant lands, and that is the whole difference between a choker and a necklace.
A chain is quoted as a base length plus an extension, and both numbers matter. The base is where the clasp closes with the extension unused. The extension lets the same piece sit lower on a wider neck or a thicker wrist.
The table below is counted from the pieces listed today, not from a chart.
Across 79 pieces and 25 letters. Bracelets are 6+2 inches; the longest chain here is 18+2.5.
| Chain, inches | Department | Pieces | Where it sits | Price today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6+2 | Initial Bracelets | 59 | Wrist | $9.99 to $16.99 |
| 6 | Initial Bracelets | 2 | Wrist | $9.99 |
| 16+2 | Cross Necklaces | 7 | Base of the neck | $7.99 to $9.99 |
| 16+2 | Cross Chokers | 3 | Base of the neck | $6.29 to $8.99 |
| 18+2.5 | Initial Necklaces | 8 | Below the collarbone | $16.99 to $18.99 |
Where each length lands
A 16+2 inch chain sits at the base of the neck. Fastened at the base length it reads as a choker, and let out to its full length it drops to the hollow of the throat. This is where the sideways crosses live, and it is the reason they follow the collarbone instead of hanging.
An 18+2.5 inch chain lands below the collarbone, which clears a crew neck and shows in an open collar. It is the length people picture when they say necklace, and it is what the sunflower letter pieces use.
Necklaces
The lengths in the photographs
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Sunflower Initial Necklace, Letter O, 14K gold plated
Letter charm beside a sunflower
- 14K gold plated
- 18+2.5 inch chain
$16.99Read the Details on Amazon -
Sunflower Initial Necklace, Letter L, 14K gold plated
Letter charm beside a sunflower
- 14K gold plated
- 18+2.5 inch chain
$16.99Read the Details on Amazon -
Sunflower Initial Necklace, Letter C, 14K gold plated
Letter charm beside a sunflower
- 14K gold plated
- 18+2.5 inch chain
$17.99Read the Details on Amazon -
Sunflower Initial Necklace, Letter S, 14K gold plated
Letter charm beside a sunflower
- 14K gold plated
- 18+2.5 inch chain
$16.99Read the Details on Amazon
Wrists
Bracelets here are 6+2 inches: a 6 inch chain with a 2 inch extension. A 6 inch wrist wears it closed, and the extension covers the rest of the usual adult range.
A doubled chain changes how the disc behaves. Two strands hold the letter face up more often than one, which is the point of the format, and it also means the disc rubs against two chains rather than one. That is where the plating goes first.
What the numbers do not tell you
Length is measured along the chain, not around a neck, so two people with the same collar size can wear the same chain at different heights. Nothing here compensates for that, and no piece in this range is adjustable beyond its extension.
The catalogue also states no chain thickness, because the maker publishes none. What we can say is that every chain here is thin enough that the pendant, not the chain, is what people see.
Bracelets
6+2 inches, 61 pieces
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Initial Bracelet, Letter A, 14K gold plated
Stamped disc between two thin chains
- 14K gold plated
- 6+2 inch chain
$9.99Read the Details on Amazon -
Initial Bracelet, Letter C, 14K gold plated
Stamped disc between two thin chains
- 14K gold plated
- 6+2 inch chain
$9.99Read the Details on Amazon -
Initial Bracelet, Letter S, 14K gold plated
Stamped disc between two thin chains
- 14K gold plated
- 6+2 inch chain
$9.99Read the Details on Amazon -
Initial Bracelet, Letter K, 14K gold plated
Stamped disc between two thin chains
- 14K gold plated
- 6+2 inch chain
$9.99Read the Details on Amazon