Here’s what nobody in the jewelry business will tell you: the clasp is the whole product. Doesn’t matter how thick the chain looks. The spring ring on most men’s chains is a piece of wire the width of a pencil lead, and the first time it catches on a hoodie in a locker room, your cross is on the floor and you’re not finding it. I’ve lost many that way. One I’d worn for years. So when I made this one, the clasp was the thing I obsessed over. Lobster clasp, 316L stainless — the steel they make surgical tools out of — and I’ve handed it to more people than I can count with one instruction: break it. Nobody has. Cross, rope, Figaro bracelet. $79 for all three. If you want to try yourself, it’s here.
Not enough history yet to show a trend.