Pear Shape Gemstone Solitaire Pendant

The pear is the most natural shape for a pendant, falling with the line of the body rather than against it. This solitaire places an amethyst pear 5X3 MM at the center, prong set so the semi-precious gemstone's violet stays open to the light and the point settles cleanly at the base of the drop. The rounded shoulders hold the deepest color, which shifts as the stone turns with the wearer. Crafted in 10 karat yellow gold, the warm metal lends the purple an added richness. A solitaire asks nothing of the wearer beyond putting it on, and that ease is much of why the format endures season after season. The stone does all of the work here, and it does it quietly. It hangs from a rope chain 0.40 MM in 18 inches with a spring lock, the twisted links running fine and continuous against the skin.