Crystal Solitaire Heart Bear Charm - Small Gold Steel - 11x14mm

Crystal Solitaire Heart Bear Charm, Small - One Stone on Polished Gold

The little sister to our full-size solitaire bear. Same idea, scaled down: a plump polished bear in gold-tone stainless steel with no pave anywhere, carrying a single faceted heart-cut crystal set into a beaded heart-shaped panel at the chest. At 10.5mm wide, 14.3mm tall and 6mm deep, weighing 2.55g, it is small enough to layer freely and light enough for a fine chain.

Shrinking a solitaire design usually costs it something, but here the opposite happens - because the bear is smaller, the heart takes up proportionally more of the chest, so the stone reads as even more central than it does on the larger version. The unbroken polished metal around it gives the eye nowhere else to go. It is the version to choose if you want the meaning without the weight, or if you already own a larger charm and want a second, quieter one beside it. A natural piece for a JewelBuild™ stack.

FAQs

1. Is the heart a real diamond?
No, and we would rather say so plainly. It is a faceted heart-cut crystal - a costume stone, cut and set the way a gemstone would be. The honesty is so you know exactly what you are buying and how to care for it.

2. How does it differ from your larger solitaire bear?
Only in scale. The full-size version is 13.3 by 17.8mm and 4.75g, with more presence and more heft in the hand. This one is 10.5 by 14.3mm and 2.55g - easier to layer, gentler on a fine chain, and the two look deliberate worn together as a pair.

3. Is the stone secure?
It sits in a raised bezel rather than on claws, which is the more protective of the two settings - the metal wraps the girdle of the stone all the way round, so there is nothing to snag on a sleeve and nothing to bend out of place.

4. It reacts slightly to a magnet - is that a problem?
No. Cast stainless steel normally contains a small amount of ferrite, deliberately, because it stops the metal cracking as it solidifies - that is what a magnet finds. Copper and brass are entirely non-magnetic, so a magnetic response actually rules them out. Full explanation in Is Magnetic Steel Jewellery Fake?.

5. What does a bear holding a heart mean?
Bears carry strength and protection in most traditions and comfort in nearly all of them; the heart makes the sentiment explicit. Explore the meanings behind our motifs at JewelMotif™.

6. Is it suitable as a gift?
Very - small, quiet and unmistakably deliberate, and the size suits a child or a teenager as well as an adult. Every order arrives gift-ready - see JewelGift™.

How to Style the Small Solitaire Heart Bear

Polished metal goes with everything, so this one slots into any stack without clashing - and beside a heavily set charm it acts as the calm space that makes the sparkle read. Worn alone on a fine chain it is a proper little pendant rather than a novelty. For a mother-and-cub effect, wear it with the full-size solitaire bear on the same chain. Browse the whole MiniCharm™ range, or start your stack at JewelBuild™.