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Yellow gold heart pendant necklace with pink, green, and yellow bead rows
18kt yellow gold heart pendant necklace with pink, green, and yellow bead stones
Yellow gold heart pendant necklace with pink, green, and yellow bead rows
18kt yellow gold heart pendant necklace with pink, green, and yellow bead stones

C. 1980 Vintage 6.00 ct. t.w. Green and Pink Tourmaline Bead Heart Pendant Necklace in 18kt Yellow Gold. 20"

$4,695
C. 1980. Flaunting unique craftsmanship and an exuberant design, this Estate collection pendant necklace is a true treasure. The expressive …

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All weights and measurements are approximate. Most gemstones are treated to enhance their beauty and may require special care.

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Quality & Value

The fine jewelry classification for bead necklaces turns on material, not construction format. A strand of cultured pearls, precious gemstones, or solid precious metal beads carries intrinsic value and is classified accordingly.

Made With Purpose

Heart pendant fabrication methods correspond to distinct periods and production contexts in jewelry history: hand-forming from sheet and wire the primary technique through most of the pre-industrial period, die-stamping developing through the 19th century as industrial production made volume manufacture viable, casting in lost-wax and other methods allowing the three-dimensional heart forms that became commercially standard through the 20th century, the methods coexisting in contemporary production with each suited to different price points and design intentions.

Stone Story

Watermelon tourmaline looks exactly like watermelon, which is either a remarkable coincidence or nature's funniest inside joke. The pink center and green outer zone form through genuine chemical shifts while the crystal grows, producing the most recognizable color pattern in the gem world.

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