Toujours Marquise Drop Necklace — Gold Paperclip Chain with Front Toggle Clasp

Material

gold-plated stainless steel (titanium steel, waterproof and tarnish-free, hypoallergenic), cubic zirconia

Size

chain length: 46cm

Description

There's something about a toggle clasp worn at the front that just looks expensive — and this is the necklace we keep coming back to because of it.

Instead of hiding the fastening at the back like every other chain, this one wears its little T-bar toggle right at the centre of your collarbone, with a single marquise-cut stone dropping from it. It's a small styling decision that completely changes the feel of the piece. The toggle reads as deliberate, almost antique — a nod to old fob-watch chains and Victorian lockets — and there's a tiny set crystal winking on the bar itself, so even the closure is doing something pretty. Honestly it's the kind of detail people lean in to look at, and then ask where you got it.

The drop is a marquise cubic zirconia, set on its end in a fine prong setting so it sways and catches light as you move. We have a soft spot for the marquise cut specifically — it's that elongated eye shape with the pointed tips, the cut that was famously commissioned in 18th-century France and has been quietly romantic ever since. Set this way it looks like a single luminous teardrop hanging from the chain, clear and bright against the warm gold, the sort of sparkle that photographs beautifully but never tips into looking costume-y. It's the bit that genuinely makes the necklace feel special rather than basic.

The chain itself is a fine paperclip link — those slim, elongated oval links that have become a bit of a wardrobe staple — which keeps the whole thing feeling modern and unfussy even with the romantic drop and the vintage-leaning clasp. At 46cm it sits in that easy princess length, falling just below the collarbone where the toggle and stone land front and centre. It works open at the neckline with a linen shirt or a slip dress, layers happily under a longer chain, and looks just as right with a plain white tee on a Bondi morning as it does dressed up for dinner. That's the sweet spot we're always chasing — a piece that's a little bit special but never precious, so you actually wear it.

Here's the part that matters most for everyday wear, though. It's made from titanium steel rather than plated brass, which means it's properly waterproof and tarnish-free. You can shower in it, swim in it, sweat through a workout, do the dishes without a second thought — and it won't fade to a dull bronze or turn your skin green the way fast-fashion gold always does. It's hypoallergenic too, so if cheaper metals usually leave your skin irritated, this is the kind of waterproof gold necklace you can put on and genuinely forget about. The front toggle has a lovely practical upside as well — it's far easier to do up one-handed than a tiny spring clasp behind your neck, which anyone who's ever wrestled a clasp in the mirror will appreciate.

A romantic little thing with a clever closure — the necklace you reach for when you want one piece to do all the work.

We make these in small runs, and because each marquise stone is hand-set, the way it catches the light is always slightly its own. It's quietly become one of those pieces people buy twice — one to wear into everything, one to give to someone they're sentimental about — so if it's caught your eye, it's worth grabbing while this batch is still here.