{"product_id":"18-carat-gold-long-rope-watch-chain","title":"18 Carat Gold Long Rope Watch Chain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA solid eighteen carat yellow gold watch chain necklace. This is perhaps one of the finest real antique long necklaces in this style we have been lucky enough to handle over the years. It is a classic old rope chain that terminates in a sprung dog clip clasp originally intended to carry a ladies’ pocket watch.However, unlike many of these chains, it is finished with a pair of beautifully fully handmade beaded capped end pieces. These are very rare, and exceptionally hard to find today, especially in this condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, the clip can be used however the wearer wishes, whether for a locket, charms, a pocket watch, or simply left empty. The beauty of the design lies in its versatility, allowing pendants to be added or removed with ease.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn essence this is a fine high carat gold rope chain. What sets this one apart is the detail surrounding the dog clip. Chains such as this were made to accompany the elaborate enamel pocket watches carried by fashionable women at the turn of the twentieth century. Smaller and often more decorative than their masculine counterparts, these watches demanded chains of equal beauty and refinement. As a result, jewellers produced examples such as this, combining practicality with exceptional craftsmanship. Rare today to survive intact, they make wonderful layering pieces while retaining their original purpose. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purity and age of the gold have given the necklace a beautiful warmth that only antique gold possesses. Weighing just over thirty one grams and measuring over forty four inches in length, not including the clip, it is a fabulous and dramatic length that slips over the head and is designed to be doubled around. This is truly a centerpiece necklace that is a stacking piece all on its own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEuropean made and without maker attribution, as is often the case with antique jewellery, the dog clip is stamped “18” for  eighteen carat gold. The whole piece has been rested with an XFR machine and all tests as eighteen carat. Circa 1880's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Foundwell","offers":[{"title":"45 \/ 0.152","offer_id":49224552284350,"sku":"FWMJ1469","price":5800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/2617\/files\/0002-1_ec8e9b8b-423b-4a75-9a08-92ad26aeb239.jpg?v=1791155949","url":"https:\/\/foundwell.com\/products\/18-carat-gold-long-rope-watch-chain","provider":"Foundwell","version":"1.0","type":"link"}