Emerald-Cut Diamond Solitaire Necklace in 14k Yellow Gold, 0.20 ct

14k yellow gold · 1 emerald-cut diamond, 0.20 ct · 18 in chain, adjustable to 17 in and 16 in

The emerald cut is a step cut: long parallel facets and a wide open table that trade the rapid sparkle of a brilliant for broad, slow flashes of light. It shows a stone plainly, which is why the cut rewards good clarity, and at 0.20 carats it reads as a clean rectangle of light at the base of the throat.

The chain is 14k yellow gold, 18 inches with stops at 17 and 16, so it can sit at the collarbone or just above it. That shorter setting also makes it an easy first layer under a longer chain.