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What is more personal, more carefully curated, and above all, more fun than a dazzling dangling charm necklace featuring talismans that speak to you and you alone? A half-century ago, pretty much every jewelry box contained at least one charm bracelet, but—maybe it’s because the clanking of a wrist-full of charms near your computer was a bit too much?—the charm pendant necklace has lately taken hold.
The charm of the charm necklace is that 1) you can begin with a single gorgeous trinket and add others as the mood, the occasion, or your wallet permits 2) they come in all metals and price ranges 3) Their variety is infinite: Suns and stars! Monograms and horoscope symbols! Fierce beasts and the sweetest of hearts!
Whatever aesthetic considerations inform your collection, we are sure that soon you will feel like Maria when she sang, “It’s alarming how charming I feel!” So what will it be—a single golden letter charm, or two, or three? Or a charm meant to bring you luck? (After all, these things have been tasked with bringing good fortune since antiquity.) Or perhaps you prefer to wear your zodiac symbol on your chest? The next time someone asks, “What’s your sign?” you can just jangle your charm necklace.
Here, our round-up of wonderful charm necklaces:
Lucky Charms
Tame the fates with one of these talismans, which might just improve your fortunes. (And if not, at least they look beautiful.)
Jennifer Meyer large Evil Eye 18-karat gold necklace
Adina Reyter baguette horseshoe necklace
Jia Jia gold, diamond, & green tourmaline pendant necklace
Selim Mouzannar diamond and navy enamel clover kastak charm
Lito Tu Es Partout 14-karat rose gold, enamel, and diamond necklace
Sydney Evan small marquis eye coin
Star-Spangled Charms
Express your individuality with charm pendants that announce your initials, flaunt your zodiac symbol, or look to the stars!
Cathy Waterman platinum branch initial charm
Stone and Strand initial 10-karat gold pearl necklace
Mejuri zodiac pendant necklace
Ten Wilde Aries medallion necklace
Meira T moon and star diamond pavé charm necklace
Hermina Athens Luna coin-charm gold-plated necklace
Things to Charm Your Mother
Everybody say: Love! Show her how you feel about her with one of these special charm necklaces on her special day and every day.
EF Collection love pendant charm
Brinker & Eliza Izzie antique gold-plated pink opal necklace
Mejuri croissant oval locket necklace
Foundrae True Love 18-karat gold diamond necklace
Cece Jewellery rose 18-karat recycled gold, enamel, and diamond necklace
Monica Rich Kosann yellow gold and sterling silver heart locket necklace
Cheerful Charms
Some charms are just meant to put a smile on your face, and let’s not underestimate optimism at times like these!
Brent Neale Magic Mushroom mini coral and gold necklace
Dauphinette neon daisy pendant chain necklace
Chopova Lowena silver multi charm necklace
Lizzie Fortunato Sparkler beaded coin necklace
Aliita Cereza gold and coral necklace
Charms With an Edge
Flaunt your fiery feminist power with these take-no-prisoners pendants.
Sherman Field black jade and cacholong gold photo locket
Aurate x Kerry Lioness pendant necklace
J.Hannah silver glacé pendant necklace
Harwell Godfrey yellow gold elongated hexagonal shield charm
Sophie Buhai silver rectangle pendant necklace
