A bead is a shaped, perforated unit (metal, gemstone, glass, or organic material), that only becomes jewelry in sequence. The perforation is the defining feature: with it, you have the building block of an entire jewelry category.
Style Notes
14kt gold features a hardness that resists the surface damage, edge rounding, and prong wear that physical activity inflicts on softer, higher-karat metals over time.
Elemental Detail
Alloying yellow gold is a science: silver cools the tone, copper warms it, and the combination at 14kt is calibrated to produce the characteristic yellow that has defined fine gold jewelry.