Not yet — and this is the most searched thing we can't currently answer with a product. The only cross necklace in the catalog is the men's cross necklace, on a heavy Cuban link chain that most women find too substantial. The women's cross pieces here are the two rings and the ear cuff. We would rather tell you that on this page than let you find out at checkout.
For most wearers it is a statement of Christian faith — the cross is the central symbol of Christianity, referring to the crucifixion. It is also worn as a memorial piece, as a family heirloom passed down, and increasingly as a purely aesthetic choice with no religious intent. None of those is wrong, and no one can tell which you mean by looking. Our cross necklace meaning guide goes through the history in depth.
The main distinction is crucifix versus plain cross: a crucifix carries the figure of Christ, a plain cross does not, and the plain form is the more common choice outside Catholic tradition. Beyond that the named shapes are Latin (long lower arm, the standard), Greek (four equal arms), Celtic (a ring through the intersection), Orthodox (three crossbars) and Maltese (four arrowhead arms). The types of cross necklaces guide illustrates each one.
Yes. A plain Latin cross — flat arms, the lower arm longer than the other three, no figure on it — is the most widely worn Christian cross there is. The absence of a corpus makes it a cross rather than a crucifix, which is a denominational difference, not a question of whether it counts. Our men's pendant is exactly this shape: flat polished faces, a long lower arm, no ornamentation.
The men's cross necklace is polished 316L surgical-grade stainless steel, not 925 sterling silver, and comes in two finishes. The silver finish is bare polished steel with no plating to wear through; the gold finish is a gold-tone layer over the same steel. Steel does not tarnish and is roughly twice as hard as sterling, which is why it was chosen for a chain meant for daily wear. The cross rings and the ear cuff on this page are genuine 925 sterling silver. We keep those materials clearly labelled because they behave differently over time.
Yes, one. The men's cross necklace in gold is 316L stainless steel with a gold-tone finish on a Cuban link chain, adjustable from 18 to 22 inches, at $49.99. It is gold-tone over steel, not solid gold and not gold plating over sterling silver, and the finish can soften at the clasp after long, heavy wear. There is no women's gold cross necklace yet. If solid gold is the requirement, our guide to gold crosses covers what to check for karat and plating thickness.
Plenty of people do, and there is no rule against it. The cross has been a fashion motif since at least the 1980s and is worn widely as a design rather than a declaration. The one thing worth being aware of is context: in a church, at a funeral, or in a conversation with someone for whom it is a faith symbol, it will be read as one. Our styling guide covers the practical side.
No — the cross ear cuff clips onto the outer edge of the ear and needs no piercing at all. It is 925 sterling silver, $27.99, and it is the cheapest way to wear a cross on this page. It is a single cuff rather than a pair, which is how ear cuffs are normally worn.
75 reviews across the four pieces, at a 4.12 average. The CZ cross ring is the best reviewed at 4.21 across 28 reviews. The men's cross necklace has no reviews yet — it launched on 16 August 2026 and nobody has had time to leave one.
No. Our birthstone collections and our cross pieces are separate — there is no product combining the two. We mention it because birthstone-plus-cross is something people search for on this site regularly and finding out after a few clicks is worse than being told here.
Four cross pieces, gathered from across the catalog for the first time: a men's cross necklace, two cross rings, and a no-piercing cross ear cuff. They range from $27.99 to $49.99 and split across two materials — the necklace is 316L stainless steel, the other three are 925 sterling silver. Grouping them here is new; before this page they sat in three unrelated collections and could only be found by searching.
This is the first decision, and it is denominational rather than aesthetic. A crucifix carries the figure of Christ on the cross and is most associated with Catholic and Orthodox tradition. A plain cross carries no figure and is the usual choice in Protestant tradition and among people wearing a cross without a specific denominational meaning. Every cross on this page is a plain cross. Neither form is more or less Christian than the other, and outside a religious context most people do not distinguish them at all.
The Latin cross has a lower arm longer than the other three and is what most people picture. The Greek cross has four arms of equal length. The Celtic cross adds a ring through the intersection and carries Irish and Scottish associations. The Orthodox cross has three crossbars, the lowest one slanted. The Maltese cross has four arms that widen to arrowheads and comes out of the Knights Hospitaller rather than from scripture. Our men's pendant is a Latin cross with flat, polished faces and no ornamentation — the plainest and most common form there is. The full types guide has the shapes side by side.
| Piece | Material | Price | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross necklace | 316L stainless steel | $49.99 | 0 |
| CZ cross ring | 925 sterling silver, 18K gold plated | $45.99 | 28 at 4.21 |
| Cross couple ring | 925 sterling silver | $39.99 | 23 at 4.09 |
| Cross ear cuff | 925 sterling silver | $27.99 | 24 at 4.04 |
The split is deliberate rather than accidental. Sterling silver is brighter, softer and traditional, and it is what the women's catalog is built on. 316L steel is harder, does not tarnish and in its bare silver finish has no plating to wear through — better suited to a heavy chain worn every day, which is why the men's piece uses it. Steel cannot be resized or repaired by a jeweller the way silver can, which is the tradeoff.
The cross has been a mainstream fashion motif for forty years and a large share of the people wearing one are not making a statement of faith. That is unremarkable and nobody needs permission for it. The only practical note is that context does the interpreting for you — worn to a church, a funeral or a family gathering, it will be read as a faith symbol whatever you intended. Our styling guide covers layering, chain length and what pairs with a cross pendant.
No women's cross necklace, no solid gold cross, and no birthstone cross. (The men's cross necklace does come in a gold-tone finish over steel.) Those three are the most common things people arrive on this site looking for and leave without. They are listed here rather than buried because a category page that quietly omits what it lacks wastes more of your time than one that says so.
The guides shoppers open most before choosing this piece.
