Icon CZ Solitaire Necklace — Waterproof 18k Gold, Six Claw Setting

Material

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

Dimensions

stone: approx. 8 mm

Size

chain length: 42cm + 5cm extender

Description

Ask anyone to sketch a classic solitaire from memory and this is what they draw: one round stone, six tiny claws, a chain so fine it barely registers. The Icon necklace is that sketch made real. A full 8 millimetre round cut cubic zirconia hangs from a delicate cable chain, held high in a six claw setting so the stone appears to float at the collarbone with almost no metal in sight.

The six claw setting is doing quiet, important work here. It is the setting fine jewellers have trusted for over a century, because lifting the stone clear of the metal lets light enter from every direction, top, sides and below. That is why a claw set stone always reads brighter than the same stone sitting flat. Six claws rather than four also means the round outline stays perfectly round, and the whole pendant keeps that instantly recognisable silhouette people clock from across a room without quite knowing why it looks so proper.

The chain plays its part by disappearing. At 42 centimetres it settles right at the collarbone, and the 5 centimetre extender drops it lower over knits and higher necklines. Fine as it is, the fastenings are built for real wear, and the pendant slides freely so it always finds centre on its own. Over bare skin with a strapless neckline the effect is honestly a little cinematic, one point of light and nothing else. Over a white shirt on a Tuesday it simply makes the shirt look more expensive.

And it lives the way you do. The whole necklace is stainless steel plated in 18k gold, fully waterproof and hypoallergenic, so the shower, the ocean, the gym and the sunscreen months of an Australian summer change nothing. No tarnish, no green marks, no taking it off and forgetting where it went. Classic looks usually come with careful handling instructions. This one comes with none.

It belongs to our Icon Collection, cut from the same stone as the Icon huggie earrings, and worn together the repeated six claw solitaire at ears and collarbone reads deliberate in that quietly expensive way that always looks like taste rather than effort. On its own it is the necklace that goes with every single thing you own, and as a gift it is the least risky decision in jewellery: no size to guess, no style to gamble on, just the most loved silhouette there is. Eighteenths, thirtieths, anniversaries, bridesmaid mornings, or a long overdue present to yourself.

Every Icon necklace arrives gift boxed and ready to give, or to keep entirely for yourself. One stone, six claws, and not a single day it won't work.

Complete the Icon Collection

Wearing the pair is the whole point, the same six claw solitaire at your ears and collarbone reads quietly deliberate, never overdone.

Shop the Icon Huggie Earrings
Or take both: Shop the Full Icon Set — boxed together, ready to gift.