The word "pendant" finds its origin in the Latin language, meaning "hanging down". It is the oldest known piece of jewellery used by mankind, made in stone, plastic, shell and pottery. The dangling shape of the Pendant is attributed to the loop enclosing the stone attached to the necklace. The Pendants are shaped into various forms to suit different purposes like protection, identification and self-affirmation in addition to ornamentation.
Pendants are classified into different types based on the type of stones utilised in their creation.
The classic type of pendants are made in Gold, Silver and Platinum and decorated mostly with precious stones, like Diamonds. The Platinum Diamond pendants are available in White Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold and Platinum, and the Diamonds in the Pendant are arranged in different ways to form the Solitaire Inverse Pendant, the Circlet Pendant and the three Diamonds Pendant.
Rubies, Emeralds and Sapphires are the other three precious stones that find their place in Diamond pendants. The central beautiful red coloured Ruby stone, embellished with Diamonds in varied forms, are seen in different designs like the Round Ruby Solitaire V-Bale Pendant with Diamond, Ruby Pendant with Bar-Set Diamond Halo, the Oval Ruby Solitaire Pendant with Trio Diamond, the Solitaire Round Ruby Open Heart Pendant, the Dangling Ruby and Diamond Triple Heart Pendant, the Heart-Shaped Ruby Ribbon Pendant with Diamond and the Classic Six Petal Ruby Flower Pendant with Diamond.
The 18K Gold Diamond and Emerald Pendant Earrings set have the central green stunning Emerald stone, enveloped inside with Diamonds. The Blue Sapphire Infinity Swirl Pendant with Diamonds, the14K White Gold Pear Sapphire Pendant with 18" Chain and the Uneek oval blue Sapphire pendant with a double halo and accent bezels is the Sapphire collection of Diamond pendants.
Semi-Precious stones, namely Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Onyx, Peridot, Tanzanite, and Topaz, are also widely used in the pendants.
The Charlene Pendant is a classy Pendant, made in 18K White Gold, combining the sheen of a Diamond, the purple colour of Amethyst, and the baby-blue Aquamarine in one pendant. Citrine, Garnet, Onyx, Peridot, Tanzanite, and Topaz impart yellow, dark red, black, green, bluish-purple and blue colours to the pendants respectively.