Double Pearl Strand Necklace with Navratna Pendant

Two parallel strands of pearls dropping long on the chest, joined at the front by a pendant set with stones in several colours, with matching earrings.

The navratna palette

A pendant carrying red, green, blue and clear stones together is drawing on the navratna, the nine-gem arrangement of Indian astrology in which each stone answers to a planet and the group is worn for balance rather than for looks. Costume jewellery keeps the palette and drops the astrology, but the colour combination is the reason the piece reads as auspicious rather than merely colourful.

Massing several colours in one pendant also solves a practical problem: it lets a single necklace sit with almost any outfit, because whatever you are wearing, some part of the pendant will pick it up.

Two strands rather than one

Doubling the strand changes the geometry more than it sounds. Two lines falling slightly apart create a shallow V on the chest and give the pendant a visible suspension point rather than appearing to float. It also doubles the pearl surface, so the necklace holds a soft continuous light down its whole length instead of a single thin line of it.

How to wear it

Long and double-stranded, so it needs an uncluttered chest — a plain blouse or a kurta without its own embroidery at the neckline. Pin a dupatta back off the shoulder or it will cover the piece entirely.

Colours and availability

7 shades are kept: Multi Color, Red, Blue, Purple, Baby Pink, Green and White. They are stocked independently of each other, which is why a shade can disappear while its siblings remain.

This piece is listed for enquiry rather than instant checkout. Colour stock moves in small quantities, so we confirm the exact shade, the price and a delivery window with you before anything is charged.

Materials and care

Cubic zirconia does the bright work here and coloured glass does the colour. Each is used where it is better — CZ wins on light, glass wins on saturation, and no part of the piece pretends to be a mined stone.

Brass carries the plating here. Heavy enough to feel like jewellery, soft enough to be worked finely, and stable over years.

The photographs on this page are of the piece itself under ordinary light rather than a studio set-up, so what you see is close to what arrives. Screens do shift colour, golds especially, so if an exact shade matters to you, ask on the enquiry and we will describe it against something familiar.

These arrive in small runs. When a colour sells through it is usually gone rather than reordered, because the supplier moves on to the next design. That is why availability is confirmed by hand before an order is taken rather than promised by a stock counter.

Store it flat and sealed, away from the bathroom. Moisture is the one thing that shortens a plated finish more than wear does. Payment is prepaid in every case. We do not run cash on delivery.