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Turquoise Beaded Necklace with Gold-Filled Extender
For the woman who wears her colors like her stories: all of them, and on purpose.
This is a necklace made to live in. It sits close to the neck, from a 14.5" choker to 16.5", so it becomes the first layer of everything you wear: the strand that stays on while your longer chains and pendants change around it. No two strands carry exactly the same mix of color.
Turquoise Meaning: The Sky Stone
Turquoise is the sky stone, girlfriend, worn for thousands of years by women who walk their own road. It's traditionally associated with protection, wisdom and safe travels. Wear it close when you're heading somewhere new and want a little piece of the sky with you.
Handmade in North Boulder
Strung by hand in the FILOSOPHY studio in North Boulder, Colorado.
Turquoise Beaded Necklace Details
A whole strand of sky and earth. Seventy-seven little faceted turquoise beads, strung one at a time, drift from sky blue to sea green to a deep, earthy brown, with a few gold-filled beads catching the light along the way. It closes with a gold-filled lobster clasp and a gold-filled extender chain, finished with a tiny turquoise dangle.
- Gemstones: 77 natural turquoise beads (stabilized), faceted rounds in blue, green and brown, plus three turquoise beads on the extender dangle
- Accents: Gold-filled round beads
- Length: 14.5" beaded strand; adjusts up to 16.5" with the extender
- Clasp: Gold-filled lobster clasp with gold-filled extender chain
- Findings: Gold-filled jump rings and headpin; strung on beading wire with gold-plated crimp beads
- Color season: Autumn
- Made in: North Boulder, Colorado
How to Wear It
It's designed as your close-to-the-neck layer. Wear it at 14.5" as a choker or let it out to 16.5", then add an 18" gold-filled chain and a longer pendant below it. It's just as good on its own with a white tee, and it loves denim, cream, rust and olive.
Natural Gemstone Variation
Every turquoise bead has its own color and matrix, so the mix of blues, greens and browns on your strand will be a little different from the photo. That's what makes it yours.
Jewelry Care
Gold-filled is made for everyday wear and won't flake or rub off. To keep the turquoise at its best, put it on after lotion and perfume, and take it off to swim, shower or exercise; turquoise is porous and doesn't love water and chemicals. Wipe with a soft, dry cloth and store it on its own.
Shipping and Returns
See our shipping policy and return policy for full details.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if it isn’t right for me?
The Filosophy Promise
Request a return within 30 days of delivery for online orders, or within 30 days of purchase for studio and festival purchases. Change-of-mind returns must be unworn, undamaged and unaltered, and return shipping is yours to cover. Custom and personalized pieces can’t be returned for a change of mind.
Necklaces, earrings and bracelets we make in house get free lifetime repairs, regardless of when you purchased them. Rings are covered by our One-Year Ring Promise, and our beaded collection from Thailand by a one-year replace-or-exchange promise, for defects in materials or construction.
Please email Katie@Filosophy.com before sending any jewelry.
How long is this necklace?
The beaded strand is 14.5", and the gold-filled extender lets it go up to 16.5". It's designed to sit close to the neck as your first layer.
Can I wear it every day?
Yes, that's what it's made for. It's strung on beading wire with gold-filled findings, and as an in-house piece it's covered by free lifetime repairs. Just take it off to swim or shower to protect the turquoise.
What is this necklace made of?
Natural turquoise beads with gold-filled accent beads, a gold-filled lobster clasp, jump rings, headpin and a gold-filled extender chain, strung on beading wire.
Is the turquoise real?
Yes, it's natural turquoise, stabilized so it holds up to everyday wear. The browns and greens are part of the stone's natural color and matrix.
What are the traditional properties of turquoise?
Turquoise is traditionally associated with protection, wisdom, safe travels and clear communication.
Is turquoise a birthstone?
Yes. Turquoise is a birthstone for December.
Where is this made?
Strung by hand in our North Boulder, Colorado studio.
