People have always liked to adorn themselves with precious metals. Unlike women's jewelry, a gold men's cross is one of the most popular accessories, as it not only emphasizes the style of its owner, but also indicates a certain religiosity.
The cross is a symbol of faith
Despite the fact that many in our time have moved away from unconditional faith in God, this piece of jewelry still remains a kind of relic. To a large extent, thanks to this, men belonging to different religious denominations or professing one or another religion choose the traditional male gold cross for these movements.
Gold crosses (possible options)
Men's gold cross, the price of which depends on several factors, can be chosen for any wallet. On sale there is a huge number of products of various shapes and finishes made of this precious metal. Most of them are made of gold 585, although you can also finditems made of gold of a higher (750) or lower (500, 375) standard. Naturally, the price of such jewelry directly depends on the quality of the material used and the complexity of the jewelry work.
A simple gold cross for men, the price (585 assay) for 1 g of which varies depending on other factors, can be purchased for 1500-1700 rubles / 1 g. Items inlaid with various precious stones will cost many times more expensive (depending on their quantity and quality). Very often crosses are trimmed with platinum and silver. At the same time, products using platinum will be an order of magnitude more expensive than those made from ordinary gold. You should also not forget that, despite its test, which characterizes the content of the precious metal in the alloy, the cross can be of various shades (pink, yellow, white, bluish, dark). The color of the product depends on the content of nickel, palladium, copper, platinum, indium, rubidium and other chemicals. The quality and authenticity of the jewelry is confirmed only by the state test (assay mark).
Types of golden crosses
Gold men's pectoral cross is one of the most ancient jewelry made in the form of a pendant. Even before the advent of Christianity, this image was revered in many regions of Europe. This sacred sign has long been respected in many cultures. At the same time, against the background of various decorations, Christian images stand out especially. Usually,It is easy to distinguish an Orthodox (six-pointed) male gold cross from a Catholic (Latin), since the former is most often more elegantly and diversely decorated and often has a characteristic image of the crucified Christ.
As a rule, the bulk of buyers chooses for themselves a jewel that corresponds to their worldview and religion. For many stylish men, products stylized as other images of crosses are no less popular: the Egyptian hieroglyph "ankh", Greek equilateral, gamma cross (gammadion), Celtic, "solar", Byzantine, Templar, Novgorod, M altese, Teutonic. Recently, double-sided crosses have also become fashionable, the images on which are identical on both sides.
