MEMORIAL PENDANTS, AN ORIGINAL WAY TO EXPRESS LOVE

Brief History of Diamond Pendants

Diamonds are 99% carbon, which is the element of all life. A diamond emerges from inside the earth after centuries under high temperatures and high pressure. The legends of several world-famous diamonds add to the charisma of the natural diamond. Diamonds are exhibited in museums all around the world that were once the possessions of Sultans and kings.

Diamonds were once believed to hold therapeutic value, but by the Middle Ages, diamonds were valued as beautiful items. Since then, diamond pendants have been prized as a reflection of the recipient’s grace, style and uniqueness, not as items with mystical healing powers. The choices of design, cut, and shape mean you can easily find a pendant that suits you perfectly.

What are the Differences between Necklaces and Pendants?

Necklaces originated almost 40,000 years ago during the Stone Age. Necklaces come in a variety of designs and are made from precious gemstones that are attached to one another, creating a chain. Necklaces are also manufactured from solid metals, such as gold, worked into unique patterns.

Pendants, on the other hand, are lovely lockets that display shimmering crystals, colored gems or valuable diamonds. Since they have been popular gift and accessory items for centuries, jewelers create numerous designs and patterns for creative, beautiful pendants.

However, these days the words necklace and pendant have lost some of their original meaning. Many people use them interchangeably. Although still technically incorrect, describing a single diamond as a necklace is common. Jewelers and others in the jewelry trade may continue to make a distinction between the two, but few others do anymore.

Diamond pendants or necklaces are also valuable gifts, with solitaire pendants being the most prized. This style pendant has one diamond hanging from a chain, but there are still vast possibilities for different designs and sizes. Pendants and necklaces are often worn as sentimental objects. They are a great for holding onto memories, much like a photograph or strand of hair.

Cremation diamond pendants and memorial necklaces are another way of using pendants to establish a lasting bond with our loved ones who have passed away. They allow people feel attached to them wherever they go.

Natural Diamonds vs. Cremation Diamonds Pendants

Natural diamonds are stones created through geologic processes. Their unique features make some of them remarkably valuable. Natural diamonds are nature’s miracle and require millions of years to take their shape. Exceptionally beautiful and bright diamonds make their way into the jewelry industry. In comparison with natural diamonds, memorial diamonds are jewelry-level industrial diamonds made from hair or cremated ashes of humans.

They can also be formed using the fur, hair, feather, or cremated remains of your beloved pet animals. While the most prized natural diamonds are colorless, Lonité’s cremation diamonds possess vivid colors such as, blue, yellow, green, and red formed by different growth conditions.

Losing a loved one is distressing enough and just scattering their ashes can cause further devastation. You may never want to bury your loved ones, and instead choose to hold on to them in one way or another. A cremation diamond allows this, and in one sense is like being with your loved one forever. A Lonité cremation diamond is a real diamond that has the same physical, chemical, and optical qualities as a natural diamond, but is formed from the carbon in the cremated remains or hair of your loved one.

A cremation diamond mounted in a pendant is sometimes referred to as a cremation jewelry pendant, or more simply as a memorial necklace. Creating a diamond from cremated remains is an elegant way of preserving your bond with your deceased loved one, and is very different from creating a necklace for ashes.

Cremation Diamonds Pendants vs. Pendants for Ashes

A cremation diamond necklace is not a necklace for ashes. Cremation necklaces sometimes refer to jewelry crafted to hold cremated remains. Jewelers make a memorial necklace by crafting a design that has baubles and shapes that have ashes in them. This type of ashes necklace is very different from a memorial necklace that has diamonds made from the cremation ashes of a loved one.

Growing a cremation diamond and incorporating it into a memorial necklace gives a new meaning to a pendant for ashes. Cremation necklaces that hold a cremation diamond are not a necklace for ashes, but instead are a unique and beautiful way to maintain your connection to a deceased loved one.

Solitaire Diamond Pendant

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Designs of Diamond Pendants

Historically, pendants have not been restricted to female jewelry. Men have worn diamond pendants as religious and emotional symbols, with a diamond solitaire pendant being the most impressive and striking style of diamond pendant. A diamond solitaire pendant can be showy worn for formal occasions or simple for every day wear.

Solitaire Diamond Pendants

Solitaire diamond pendants can match every outfit and are ideal for any occasion. People all over the world love solitaire pendants for their beauty and simplicity. They are worn by both women and men and will never go out of fashion. These pendants comprise of a single diamond hanging from a chain, but that does not limit its design. Thanks to its simplicity and versatility, Lonité recommends solitaire diamond pendants as the first choice for your memorial necklace design. These designs offer three basic settings:

Solitaire Diamond Pendant
Prong Setting

1. Prong Setting - This setting allows maximum light to enter the diamond. It can be made from 3 or more prongs, with fewer prongs allowing more light penetration. This memorial necklace setting needs to be inspected regularly because prongs wear out and loss of a cremation diamond is a terrible loss. However, a necklace for ashes crafted around a cremation diamond is an absolutely lovely tribute to the deceased loved one.

Prong Setting
Bezel Setting

2. Bezel Setting - A bezel setting makes both for a safer frame and makes the diamond look bigger. A cremation jewelry pendant with a bezel setting has a stunning design that provides safety and elegance.

Tension Setting

3. Tension Setting - This is a contemporary choice used to create an utterly original pendant for ashes that prominently displays the cremation diamond. This type of memorial necklace is extremely popular because it strikes the balance between making the cremation diamond visible and keeping it secure. Pendants for ashes frequently use this design to showcase a cremation diamond.

Tension Setting
Pendant glides around the chain.

Sliding Bale Design

Many solitaire diamond pendants have a sliding bale design. Small differences in the design can make a large impact on the final appearance, creating a highly personalized memorial necklace. This accounts for the popularity of this style for memorial necklaces.

Pendant glides around the chain.
Diamond Cluster Pendant

Diamond Cluster Pendants

Diamond clusters are collections of smaller stones that can be arranged around a cremation diamond in a cremation necklace. Cluster styles look like the pear, round or oval shapes of diamond solitaires. They are available in fantastic geometrical shapes, such as stars, flowers and snowflakes. A necklace for ashes crafted with a cremation diamond can use different style variations. Most cluster pendants integrate pronged styles, while others use groupings of bezel or channel-set stones for a stunning look.

Three-Diamond Pendants

The three diamonds generally form a vertical line, but they can also be grouped together into horizon rows of gems. Stylish variations use chic channel settings or attractive metalwork to balance the trio of diamonds. These designs may feature a curving row of diamonds in graduated sizes to depict the path life takes. This lends itself to an ashes necklace that tells the life story of the loved one remembered in the cremation diamond.

Three stones pendant refers to future, present, and past.
Cross Pendants for Christians

Religious

Religious jewelry has been popular for centuries. Diamond religious pendants have played an instrumental role in displaying an individual’s beliefs. Memorial necklace designs that have a spiritual meaning make a powerful testimony of the beliefs of the loved one . An ashes necklace incorporating a religious symbol incorporates the spiritual aspects of the deceased.

Cross Pendants for Christians
Diamond Key

Keys

Skeleton keys are incredibly fashionable. Key pendants covered in diamonds are contemporary pieces of jewelry that are popular among people of all ages. A memorial necklace featuring multiple mini keys reflecting the life journey of the loved one, is a popular cremation necklace choice.

Diamond Heart       Diamond Star

Hearts, Flowers, Stars, and Other Themes

Heart jewelry celebrates any occasion by expressing love. A necklace for ashes incorporating a cremation diamond featuring hearts, stars and flowers celebrates the love felt for the deceased. These designs are timeless, and so are an excellent choice for a memorial necklace.

Diamond Heart       Diamond Star
Engrave Your Love Message

How to Personalize Your Cremation Diamond Pendants

Cremation diamond pendants are becoming popular for holding on to loved ones forever. As more than a simple ashes necklace, they can be beautifully engraved with a personal message that adds to the memorial diamond necklace unique, special charm.

Sacred Vows

Consider having your stunning memorial diamond pendant engraved with a name, quote or personal thought. This can be done on a little heart-shaped or oval decoration located at the end of clasp. A laser inscription on the griddle of the diamond is also a popular way to attach your sentiments to a memorial diamond mounted in a cremation jewelry pendant.

Personalized memorial diamond pendants are treasures you can carry with you for the rest of your life.

Sacred Vows
Rolo Chain

Types of Metal Chains

Rolo Chain

This type of chain has round links that are connected together. Rolo chains are durable and come in different designs and sizes.

Rolo Chain
Rope Chain

Rope Chain

A rope chain has oval links that are connected, in a spiral effect for producing a woven rope-like appearance. Men often wear rope chain because it is one of the most durable kinds of chains ideal for everyday wear.

Cable Chain

Cable Chain

Also called the link chain, a cable chain is made up of oval or round links of the same size. A stylish and popular choice for a simple necklace with a charm or pendant, it is one of the most common types of jewelry chains available in the market.

Cable Chain
Venetian Link Chain

Venetian Link Chain

A Venetian Link chain is much similar to a box chain, which also comprises of square links flattened together.

Wheat Chain

Wheat Chain

Wheat Chains are generally created with four strands of twisted and oval links, which are woven and braided together. This chain is visually appealing and is popular for its beauty.

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Wheat Chain
Length of Chains

How to Choose the Right Length

Choker

This vintage and versatile choker is 14 to 16 inches long. It is a popular jewelry item for casual to formal evening wear as it complements any neckline. A cremation necklace in a choker offers the perfect length that allows the memorial necklace to be worn frequently.

Princess Necklace

The most common length for almost all necklaces is 17 to 19 inches and are known as princess necklaces. They go well with high and crew necklines. Pendants for ashes in this length are also a very popular choice.

Opera Necklace

Offering several options, the opera length necklace spans 26 to 36 inches and can be worn as a single strand with high necklaces. It is also doubled for creating a chic two-strand choker. When knotted at the neckline or above, it creates a classic vintage look that has now become a contemporary trend.

Matinee Necklace

A matinee necklace is 20 to 24 inches long and is about twice the length of a choker.

Rope Necklace

A rope is 37 inches or longer. This lavish length is both stylish and elegant and is made with several clasps. This enables cremation jewelry pendants to be broken down into different combinations. You can double or even triple the necklace for creating the impression of a stunning multi-strand choker.

Length of Chains

Diamond Pendant Care

Even though jewelry is designed for everyday wear, it can eventually wear out and lose its original luster. It is important you take care of your jewelry, and even more so if it is a memorial necklace that contains the memorial diamond of your loved one. Lonité proposes the following ways to protect your diamond jewelry.

Basic care is vital to keep the brilliance of all memorial diamonds.
  • Avoid wearing the cremation necklace during intense physical activities, such as an exercise workouts.
  • Avoid exposure to harsh chemicals used in household cleaning products. Hair care products can also taint your cremation jewelry pendant if they contain strong substances.
  • Remove all memorial jewelry and pendants when swimming. The chlorine in the water degrades alloys.

You should use suitable jewelry storage boxes for keeping your diamond jewelry safe. A diamond scratches almost anything (including other diamonds), so store memorial diamond separately in a soft box after wrapping it in a soft cloth.

Patiala Necklace and Maharaja

World Famous Diamond Pendants and Necklaces

The Patiala Necklace

The Patiala necklace attained massive popularity after Maharaja of Patiala, Bhupinder Singh, ordered it. The House of Cartier meticulously created the necklace in 1928. It was a stunning set of five rows of diamond-encrusted platinum chain and consisted of 2,930 diamonds weighing approximately 962.25 carats.

In the center, a cascade of seven large diamonds surmounted a pendant where the iconic De Beers was placed. The massive rock was a tobacco colored diamond that weighed 18 carats and contained two rubies of 29.58 carats.

The $25 million necklace mysteriously disappeared from the royal treasury of Patiala during the 1940s. The son of the Maharaja, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, was the last King to wear it. In 1998, a Cartier representative, Eric Nassbaum, who stumbled upon the remnants of the necklace in an antique shop in London. All the huge stones including the De Beers and the surrounding diamonds were gone.

Patiala Necklace and Maharaja

Perfect Briolette Diamond Necklace

Heart of the Ocean

Heart of the Ocean Diamond Necklace

In 1997, many of us saw Kate Winslet wearing a replica of this masterpiece in the movie Titanic. However, Harry Winston created the original. The original heart of the ocean diamond necklace showcases a stunning 15-carat blue diamond, the real reason behind the necklace’s exuberant price tag. By the way, the replica worn in the movie is worth only $10,000.

Perfect Briolette Diamond Necklace

Briolette Diamond Necklace

Originally priced at $8.5 million to $12.5 million, this pendant necklace consists of a 75.36 ct. internally flawless briolette Type IIa diamond. William Goldberg is the master craftsman behind the artistry of the necklace, and took 6 months to cut the 160.5 carat diamond. He shaped it into the world’s largest and most perfect Briolette with a dazzling tear-drop shape cut.

Perfect Briolette Diamond Necklace