Flower Moissanite Pendant Necklace in 925 Silver

A flower pendant works because the shape gives the stones somewhere to go. Instead of one centre stone doing all the work, the petals spread the moissanite outward so the piece catches light from several angles at once. The result is a pendant that stays visible even when you are not facing the light directly. The open shape also lets light pass through between the petals, which is something a single stone cannot do.

Every petal is fully set rather than part paved, which is the difference between a piece that sparkles and one that only sparkles from the front. The setting is low and smooth on the reverse so it sits flat against the skin and does not catch on knitwear, which is usually where delicate pendants fail. Moissanite has a refractive index of about 2.65 and a hardness of 9.25 on the Mohs scale, so every petal keeps its polish through daily wear against skin, hair and fabric where a cubic zirconia pendant would slowly dull.

It arrives on a 40cm chain with a 5cm extender, giving you a range that sits high on the collarbone or drops just below it. That makes it easy to layer over a longer chain without the two tangling. Available in silver, gold and rose gold over solid S925 sterling silver. The 5cm extender lets you wear it at the shorter length with a crew neck and at the longer one with an open collar, so one pendant covers two necklines.

• Stone: full moissanite, pave set petals
• Design: flower pendant
• Metal: S925 sterling silver, 18k plated
• Finish: silver, gold or rose gold
• Chain: 40cm plus 5cm extender
• Back: smooth flat reverse, snag resistant