Waterproof Solitaire Necklace | 2ct Cubic Zirconia in 18k Gold — Aura Collection

Material

stainless steel plated in 18k gold, 2 carat cubic zirconia (waterproof & hypoallergenic)

Dimensions

pendant: approx. 1cm diameter

Size

chain length: 40cm + 5cm extender

Description

Some pieces try very hard. This one doesn't have to. The Aura necklace is a single two-carat round-cut cubic zirconia, bezel-set in a smooth ring of 18k gold plated stainless steel and hung from a chain fine enough to almost disappear — which is exactly why the stone seems to float at your collarbone, catching light every time you turn your head. It's the solitaire look, done the quiet way: no prongs snagging on your knitwear, no fuss, just one clean circle of sparkle framed in warm gold.

The bezel setting is the bit that genuinely matters. Instead of claws holding the stone up high, the gold wraps fully around the edge of the cut — the style you'll recognise from fine jewellery counters, because it protects the stone, sits flat and comfortable against the skin, and gives the pendant that softened, vintage-leaning silhouette we keep coming back to. And there's a detail most people never see coming: flip it over and the back of the setting is open, held by four discreet prongs, so light passes straight through the stone from behind. It's the reason this pendant reads brighter than its one-centimetre footprint suggests — the sparkle works from every angle, not just front-on.

Two carats is the sweet spot, honestly. Substantial enough to be noticed across a brunch table, nowhere near costume territory. On the 40 cm chain it sits right at the collarbone; clip onto the 5 cm extender and it drops to that easy point just below — which is where it looks best over a white linen shirt, or the neckline of a slip dress on a warm night.

Then there's the part that makes it an everyday piece rather than a special-occasion one. Aura is made from stainless steel plated in 18k gold — fully waterproof, hypoallergenic, and built for actual Australian life. The shower, the ocean, the gym, the endless sunscreen reapplication of a Sydney summer: none of it touches this necklace. No green marks, no tarnish anxiety, no little dish by the sink where good jewellery goes to be forgotten. You put it on and you simply stop thinking about it — which, for a piece this pretty, feels almost unfair.

It's also the most giftable thing we stock. A single round stone on a fine gold chain suits everyone — your sister who wears no jewellery, your best friend who wears all of it, your mum who insists she doesn't need anything. Eighteenth birthdays, thirtieth anniversaries, "just because" — a solitaire on gold has never once gone out of style, and it isn't about to start.

The necklace is the heart of our Aura Collection, and it's designed to build: there are matching pieces cut from the same round bezel-set stone, so you can start with the pendant and add as you go — or gift the lot in one box and win the year outright. Worn as a full set it reads polished and deliberate; worn solo, the necklace is one clean point of light that goes with everything you already own.

We keep our runs small at Deja vu, and clean classics like this are always the first to sell through — a two-carat solitaire at this finish doesn't tend to sit around. If you've been circling "the everyday diamond-look necklace" for months, consider this the sign: one stone, one chain, done properly.

Complete the Aura Collection

Wearing the set is the whole point, the same round bezel at your ears, collarbone and wrist reads quietly deliberate, never overdone.

Shop the Aura Bracelet
Shop the Aura Drop Earrings
Or take the lot: Shop the Full Aura Set — boxed together, ready to gift.