Gemstone Necklaces in Gold and Silver

Gemstone necklaces here are strung or set

Strands are knotted by hand on silk

The pearl and tourmaline strands are knotted on silk thread between the beads, which is the old way of doing it and the slow way. A knot between each bead means a broken strand drops one pearl instead of scattering the lot across a bathroom floor. It also lets the strand move, so it follows the collarbone rather than holding a stiff line against it.

Single stones are set one at a time

The Asscher cut moissanite, the emerald with a diamond accent and the druzy quartz heart each sit alone with nothing beside them. Every stone here is set individually rather than dropped into a ready made mount, which is why two of the same style never read quite the same. How a stone gets held depends on the stone. Softer material wants metal around its edges, harder material can afford to be lifted and let light in from the sides.

Picking a gemstone necklace length that lands right

Know where the stone will sit

A gemstone necklace only works when the stone lands on skin instead of on fabric. A collar sits high at the base of the throat, a standard strand falls just below the collarbone, and longer pieces start disappearing into a neckline. Every product page lists the length, so hold it against the necklines you actually reach for on a Tuesday.

Give the stone the shortest position

When you layer, the colored piece goes closest to the throat and a plain chain sits below it. The eye lands on the stone first and the chain reads as a frame instead of competition. One colored stone at a time is usually enough. If you want two, keep them in the same family, warm beside warm and cool beside cool.

How Camille chooses and sets these gemstone necklaces

Every stone here is natural, which means buying pieces one at a time rather than ordering a hundred identical calibrated stones and calling it a collection. Tourmaline, freshwater pearl, Peruvian opal, druzy quartz, emerald, rainbow gemstones. The strands are knotted on silk with 14k gold filled spheres worked in between, and the single stone pieces run through solid 14k gold, 14k gold filled and sterling silver, so the collection opens at a $98 pearl cross charm and reaches a $2,400 emerald. Camille runs no trend drops here. A first colored stone bought this year will still have a companion waiting next year.

Wearing a gemstone necklace with what you own

Color is the piece most women add last and then reach for first. A stone reads best against plain metal, so the chains already in your drawer are usually the right partners. The jewelry wardrobe guide covers building around one colored piece. For the same stones in a lower tier, look at gold filled jewelry, and for solid gold settings look at fine jewelry. Gemstone rings pick up the same stones on the hand, and the full necklaces collection has the plain chains to layer underneath. Care instructions live in the jewelry care guide.