Emerald Cut Tennis Charm Pendant

What it actually is

This is a pendant designed to thread directly onto Aurate's Lab Grown White Sapphire tennis necklaces — sliding onto the strand rather than hanging from a traditional bail. That's the whole premise, and it's a good one. Tennis necklaces are everywhere right now, but they can read as uniform when everyone's wearing the same silhouette. The pendant breaks that sameness by planting a focal point at the collarbone without requiring you to buy an entirely new chain.

The cut is emerald — a long rectangular step cut that reads more architectural than brilliant-cut stones. Where a round or oval stone scatters light in every direction, an emerald cut has broad, flat facets that create flashes of deep color. On a lab-grown green emerald, that means saturated, inky-green windows. On the blue sapphire, it's almost ink-blue. The effect is more editorial than dainty.

The stone situation

Five colorways: Lab Grown Green Emerald, White Sapphire, Yellow Canary, Red Ruby, and Blue Sapphire. All lab-grown, all in the same 14k gold vermeil prong setting. We'd steer most people toward the Green Emerald or Blue Sapphire — both have enough depth to read as intentional against a white sapphire tennis strand. The White Sapphire version is subtler, almost a texture play rather than a contrast, which works if you prefer a tonal look.

Lab-grown stones are chemically identical to their mined counterparts. Aurate has built its catalog around them, and we have no problem with that — you get the same visual result without the ethical baggage of mined colored stones, which have a murkier supply chain than mined diamonds.

The vermeil question

This is the piece's one honest limitation. "14k gold vermeil" means a thick layer of 14k gold over sterling silver — more durable than basic gold plating, but not solid gold. With daily wear, the vermeil layer will eventually wear at contact points: the back of the pendant where it meets your skin, edges where it rubs against the chain. How long that takes depends entirely on your body chemistry, how much you sweat, and whether you're applying fragrance or lotion near your necklace. For occasional-to-regular wear, vermeil holds up well. For "never takes it off" wearers, solid gold is worth the jump in price.

Fit and compatibility

Aurate designed this to thread onto their own tennis necklace strands, so the sizing is calibrated to their specific link gauge. If you own a different brand's tennis necklace, confirm the strand width before buying — the slide-on mechanism isn't universal. This is the most practical limitation, and it's worth contacting Aurate's customer service if you're unsure.

The pricing math

At $218, you're paying for the design, the lab-grown stone, and Aurate's brand. It's not inexpensive for a pendant, but relative to the cost of a new chain, it's a reasonable upgrade investment — assuming you already own or plan to buy the Aurate tennis necklace it's meant to pair with. Buying this pendant alone without the intended chain is possible, but the slide-on design means it really is built for that ecosystem.