People always liked to decorate themselves with precious metal products. Unlike women's jewelry, the golden male cross is one of the most popular accessories, as it not only emphasizes the style of its owner, but also testifies to its 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 jewelry is still a kind of relic. To a large extent, thanks to this, men belonging to different religious faiths or professing one or another religion choose the male gold cross traditional for these trends.
Gold crosses (possible options)
The men's golden cross, the price of which depends on several factors, can be selected for any wallet. On sale there is a huge number of very different in form and finish products made of this precious metal. Most of them are made of 585 gold, although gold products of a higher (750) or lower (500, 375) sample can be found. Naturally, the price of such jewelry directly depends on the quality of the material used and the complexity of jewelry work.
A simple golden male cross, the price
(585 standart) for 1 g of which varies depending on other factors, can be purchased for 1500-1700 rubles / 1 g. Products inlaid with various precious stones will cost many times more (depending on their quantity and quality). Very often, crosses are finished with platinum and silver. At the same time, products
using platinum will be an order of magnitude more expensive than the same from ordinary gold. Do not forget also that, despite his 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 in it. The quality and authenticity of jewelry is confirmed only by state breakdown (assay brand).
Types of Golden Crosses
The male gold 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 worshiped in many regions of Europe. This sacred sign has long been respected in many cultures. At the same time, against the background of various ornaments, Christian images stand out especially. As a rule, it is easy to distinguish the Orthodox (six-pointed) golden male cross from the Catholic (Latin) one, since the first is most often more elegantly and variably decorated and often has a characteristic image of the crucified Christ.
As a rule, the bulk of buyers choose for themselves a jewel that matches their worldview and religion. Many stylish men are no less popular and products stylized as other images of crosses: Egyptian hieroglyph “ankh”, Greek equilateral, gamma cross (gammadion), Celtic, “sunny”, Byzantine, Templar, Novgorod, Maltese, Teutonic. Recently, bilateral crosses have become fashionable, the images on which are identical on both sides.