Bar Necklaces

A bar necklace sets a short horizontal element into the chain so it lies across the collarbone rather than hanging down. The bar can be plain gold, set with pave diamonds, or inlaid with a colored stone. Seema's run from 0.4 to 1.5 inches long in 14K gold, on chains that adjust between 16 and 18 inches.

A curved bar follows the natural line of the neck, so it sits flat and stays centered through the day. A straight bar reads more graphic and is the stronger choice if you want the necklace to look deliberate rather than soft. Both are made here in 14K gold, including a two-tone curved design with white gold prongs.

Yes, they are one of the easiest pieces to layer because a bar sits flat and does not tangle with a pendant hanging below it. Wear the bar at 16 inches and put a pendant or solitaire on an 18 inch chain underneath. One double-strand design here pairs a pave bar with a bead-accented chain, so the layered look is built in.

It is one of the easiest to get right. A bar has no motif to date it and no meaning to guess at, so it suits someone whose taste you do not know well. In 14K yellow gold it sits beside almost anything already in a jewelry box, and the flat profile means it will not catch on a collar.