9ct Double Dog Clip Chain with T Bar locket the bezel-set garnet glowing from

the bezel-set garnet glowing from within

as well as a sterling silver diamond-studded collar

The clamshell symbolized both prosperity and feminine anatomy in the 19th century

An east-west ring refers to a type of setting where the stone

9ct Double Dog Clip Chain with T Bar locket the bezel-set garnet glowing fromI recently learned that a tradition of women wearing watch chains as necklaces originated when soldiers departed home for the battlefields of WWI, leaving pocket watches and chains behind with their wives. Women would wear these talismans around their necks keeping them safe and close to the heart. Today the traditional purpose of the Albert chain may have changed but its timeless style and modern function as a statement necklace or addition to any