Oval Solitaire Necklace

One oval brilliant, held in a slim four-prong basket that lets light through from every side. The chain threads into the setting rather than hanging from a bail, so the stone lies flat against you instead of tipping forward. It is the piece you reach for without thinking, and the one people notice anyway.

✦ Diamond Specifications

• Stone: A single oval brilliant lab-grown diamond
• Clarity: VS1+, eye-clean under any light in the room
• Color: E+, at the top of the near-colorless range
• Cut: Excellent
• Carat weight: 1, 2 or 3 ct
• Setting: Slim four-prong basket with the chain threaded through the setting itself

An oval spreads its weight across a longer face than a round of the same carat, so it simply looks bigger on the skin. At 1 ct it reads like a round at 1.25. At 3 ct it covers the hollow of the throat. That efficiency is the entire reason to choose this shape.

✦ Metal & Construction

• Solid 14k gold, in yellow, white or rose. Not plated, not filled, not vermeil.
• Available at 16" and 18".
• 0.9–1 mm cable chain with a lobster clasp.
• The chain passes through the setting rather than through a bail above it. That is why the stone sits flush to the skin all day instead of rolling forward every time you move.
• The basket is open underneath so light enters from below, which is what keeps an oval bright across its whole length rather than only at the ends.

✦ How to Wear It

At 16" the oval sits high and reads as a solitaire. At 18" it falls to the collarbone and the length of the stone has room to show.

Because it lies flat, this is the rare solitaire that layers well. Put something shorter and plain above it — the Cross Necklace works — and let the oval sit lowest where its length is uninterrupted. Wear the stone running along the collarbone, not across it.

✦ Why Lab-Grown Diamonds

• Chemically and optically identical to mined diamonds. Same hardness, same fire, same light return.
• Graded on the same 4Cs by the same gemological standards.
• Traceable origin, with a far smaller environmental footprint.
• Better value, which is why 3 ct is on this page at all. Scale is what an oval is for, and this is how you get it at E and VS1.

✦ Perfect For

• The woman who wants a solitaire but not the obvious one.
• Daily wear, because it lies flat and never needs adjusting.
• A significant birthday, bought at the carat weight you actually want.
• Wearing with an open collar, where the length of the stone shows best.
• The purchase that marks the year you stopped asking permission.

✦ Care & Longevity

• Solid 14k gold does not tarnish or fade.
• Warm water, mild soap and a soft brush, worked from underneath. The open basket is what makes this stone bright and it is also where body oil collects first.
• Ovals show dullness faster than rounds because more of the stone faces you at once. Clean it monthly if you wear it daily.
• On last after perfume and hair products, off before swimming.
• Store it hanging so the fine chain does not knot around the setting.

✦ Made to Order

Each Oval Solitaire Necklace is made in your chosen carat weight, metal and chain length, with the stone selected before the chain is threaded. Made to order, ships in 2–5 weeks.

• Returns accepted within 20 business days of delivery for store credit, unless stated otherwise under product.
• Chains made to a length outside our standard 16" and 18", along with engraved and custom pieces, are final sale.