Gold Jewelry Under $500

What this range covers

Gold jewelry under $500 is where most of our catalog lives, so this is a broad selection rather than a narrow one. Earrings are well represented: ball, bar, square and knot studs, pavé and hexagon huggies, twisted, square and star hoops. Bracelets stay fine — figaro and rolo chains, bezel, bow, heart, evil eye and three stone styles, a baguette bar bracelet. Chains appear in their slimmer widths, among them the 1mm to 1.5mm ball chain, the Singapore and the rope, along with the Forse chain extender. Rings and pendants built around one motif or a small cubic zirconia round things out.

Where the money goes in gold

With 14K gold jewelry, the price follows the weight of gold first and the work second. A lower price here means a lighter piece — a thinner chain, a smaller stud, a finer band — not a different metal. Every item is stamped 585 or 14K, the same as the heaviest chain we make. For a gift, studs and huggies are the easiest choice because they need no size; a bracelet or ring is better when the measurement is known. There is free shipping on every order, whatever its size.

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