Crystal Sitting Puppy Charm - Silver Steel - 10.7x19.6mm

Crystal Sitting Puppy Charm - The Dog That Waits, in Silver

A puppy sitting up on its haunches, sculpted fully in the round from silver-tone stainless steel - rounded head, long folded ears, front paws set neatly together. It stands 19.6mm tall and 10.7mm wide with a deep 6.5mm body at 4.56g, so it has real presence on the wrist without the width that pushes other charms out of the way.

The detail that lifts it is the collar. A clear heart-shaped crystal sits in a polished bezel and hangs from its own small ring at the puppy's chest, swinging free as you move - a dog tag, in other words, that happens to be a heart. In silver the stone and the metal stay in the same cool family, so the whole charm reads as one bright object rather than metal-plus-sparkle. It is modelled on both sides rather than stamped flat, so the dog reads from every angle as it turns.

FAQs

1. Is the stone a diamond?
No, and we will never call it one. It is a heart-shaped clear crystal, bezel-set into a polished steel cup. It gives the same white flash at a fraction of the cost, which is what keeps this charm under the price of a plain pendant.

2. Does the collar tag actually move?
Yes. The heart hangs from its own small ring at the chest and swings independently of the dog, which is what gives the charm life on a moving wrist.

3. Can the back be engraved?
No - this puppy is sculpted on both sides, so there is no flat panel to engrave. If you want a name on a charm, our flat-backed pieces are the ones to choose.

4. Will it tarnish like sterling silver?
No. This is silver-tone stainless steel, not sterling, so it will not blacken, tarnish or mark the skin - which is exactly why we use steel for the charms people wear daily.

5. Is it magnetic?
No - this one tests completely non-magnetic. Some steel charms respond slightly and some do not; both are normal, because cast stainless steel varies in ferrite content. Full explanation in Is Magnetic Steel Jewellery Fake?.

6. Silver or gold?
Silver keeps the crystal and the metal in one tonal family, so the dog reads as a single bright object; the gold puppy gives the heart more contrast to sparkle against. The two together on one bracelet is one of the prettiest small stacks we make.

7. Is it a good memorial gift?
It is one of the most asked-for reasons people buy it - a charm for a dog that has died, added to a bracelet already worn daily. Every order arrives gift-ready - see JewelGift™.

How to Style the Sitting Puppy

A sculpted animal needs room to be read, so keep the charms either side of it plain and let the dog be the thing people notice. On a chain it sits nose-forward at the collarbone. Hang it at the centre of a FortunaLink™ bracelet, browse the whole MiniCharm™ range, or start your stack at JewelBuild™.