Lab-Grown Diamond Cross Pendant, 14K
Product code: MD-17662
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A 14K white gold cross pendant with lab-grown diamonds in a single row along the upright and the crossbar, its four ends flaring into wing shapes. Medium size and neutral, wearable by men and women alike.
Jewelry details
A cross has nowhere to hide. It consists only of two narrow strips crossing each other, with no broad flat surface where the jeweler can spread stones out and cover spots that aren't quite right. That's why a diamond-set cross is much harder to make than its simple look suggests.
Stones in a single row can't hide anything
On a wide pendant, stones are spread as a field: one slightly misplaced stone gets lost among its neighbors. On a cross, stones can only be set in a single row running along it. The human eye reads straight lines very quickly and very strictly — one stone sitting higher or off-center from the axis and the whole row breaks rhythm, visible at arm's length.
The hardest spot is where the upright meets the crossbar. There the two rows of stones meet, and the jeweler must decide which row runs through and which stops — done carelessly, the crossing becomes a messy knot, right at the center where the eye looks first.
What to inspect when you hold it: look along the cross from one end to the other; the row of stones should run like one continuous line of light, with no stone bobbing up or down. Then look at the crossing — the rhythm of the stones there should continue naturally rather than bunching up.
Why the four ends aren't cut square
The four ends of this cross don't stop with a straight cut but flare out into wing shapes. It's a classic style, and it solves two things at once.
First, the flare adds angled gold surfaces at the tips — where the row of stones has ended. So the four ends still catch light and the cross doesn't look "cut off" at its extremities. Second, the flared ends round off gradually rather than ending in a sharp point, so the piece catches on fabric less and is sturdier exactly at the parts that stick out furthest.
All the stones on this pendant are lab-grown diamonds.
Medium size, white gold, wearable every day
This is a medium-sized piece: clear enough for people to recognize the shape, neat enough to sit inside a shirt collar without bulging. White gold keeps it neutral in color, so it suits men and women alike, and doesn't clash with a watch or other jewelry you're wearing.
For many people, this isn't jewelry for styling an outfit but an object of personal meaning, worn constantly and rarely taken off. If that's you, two habits are worth keeping: take it off before bathing or swimming, and bring it to the store for regular ultrasonic cleaning — sweat left for long periods in the gaps between stones is the main reason the piece loses its brightness.
Choose a slim chain with simple links, so the cross keeps its full shape.
Buy at Thảo Linh
See it in person at our showroom, 120 Pham Thi Tanh, Chanh Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, or call 0945 006 001 so our staff can hold it and have a few chain styles ready for you to try with it.
Every piece at Thảo Linh comes with a 12-month warranty, free lifetime polishing and ultrasonic cleaning, and an open buy-back and exchange policy at fixed rates — you know the numbers from the moment you buy.
