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Sixteen inches, or twenty

Wearing·24 September 2026

Every pendant arrives with its extender, because a chain that only fits one way only suits one neckline.

The pendant comes on a 16-inch chain. On most people that sits high, right at the collarbone, where the piece is fully visible above a crew neck or a shirt worn open.

In the box with it is a four-inch extender in the same finish, with a lobster clasp and four loops along its length. Clip the clasp to whichever loop you want and the chain runs from 16 inches to 20 in one-inch steps.

At 18 it sits just below the collarbone, which is where it lands most comfortably under a fine knit. At 20 it drops below a shirt collar, which is how a lot of people wear it to work — present, but only visible when they want it to be.

Nothing to buy separately, and nothing to send back for a resize.

We include it rather than selling it because a pendant that only fits one neckline is a pendant that gets worn less. And because sending a piece back to be lengthened is the sort of small friction that stops people buying at all.

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The Cross Pendant

One continuous sculptural line, hand-finished, in 18ct yellow or white gold. £169.99, with free UK delivery and the extender included.

Backed by the buy-back guarantee: 40 to 50 per cent returned as Sovelle credit after twelve months.

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