925 Sterling Silver 10K Rose Gold Plated Diamond Ribbon Necklace Pendant

Two tone sterling silver pendant with a 10K rose gold plated ribbon and pave set diamond accents, marked 925 with an M inside a circle. Two long tapered ribbons sweep up from the base and cross one another twice, once low and once high, so the piece reads as a single continuous motion rather than two pieces joined. The white sterling ribbon carries a line of small round diamonds set flush down its length, running from the upper curve to the tapered tip. The rose gold ribbon crosses it plain and polished, and the two taper to fine points that sit at different heights.

The two tone is what makes this design work. Rose gold and diamonds pull in opposite directions, warm against white, soft against sharp, and crossing them over each other twice means the eye never settles on one or the other. The 10K plating is bonded over the sterling in an electroplating bath, which puts the color exactly where the design wants it and leaves the diamond ribbon bright white for maximum contrast rather than washing the whole piece in one tone. The rose comes from copper in the gold alloy, and at 10K there is enough of it to read as a real blush rather than a tint. Open spaces between the crossings keep the pendant light on the chain and let both metals read clearly against clothing. Scale is shown in the photos alongside a quarter.

The upper loop takes a chain directly. A fine white cable or box chain keeps the rose gold the only warm note in the piece, which is how this design reads best.

Verifications:
10K gold has been verified using an Auracle Gold Analyzer.
Sterling silver has been verified using JSP Silver Testing Solution.
Diamonds have been verified using a Presidium Adamas Diamond Tester, which specifically distinguishes diamonds from moissanite.

Details:
Metal: Sterling Silver
Accent Metal: 10K Rose Gold Plated
Hallmarks: 925, M in a Circle
Stones: Diamond Accents
Setting: Pave
Design: Ribbon Crossover
Finish: Polished
Type: Necklace Pendant
Chain: Not included
Condition: Excellent estate condition

Fun Facts:
Rose gold owes its color entirely to copper in the alloy, and the look was popularized in the late 1800s by Carl Faberge, who used it so widely in his work for the Russian court that the material was known for decades afterward simply as Russian gold.
Small accent diamonds like these are usually single cuts with seventeen or eighteen facets rather than the fifty seven of a full brilliant, because below a certain size the extra facets become too small to return light usefully and a simpler cut actually sparkles harder.