Custom Cross and Religious Pendants in Gold and Diamonds

Bring a picture of a church medal, a family piece or a drawing. Faith jewelry often starts from something meaningful that already exists.

You share the idea and any reference images. We send back the design and the exact price before anything is made. After your approval, it is made and delivered with insured shipping, or picked up at the Miami showroom.

With religious imagery, details carry meaning: the number of rays on a Guadalupe medal, the wording on a saint's medal, the style of the corpus on a crucifix. Point out the details that matter to you in the request so they are kept exact on the model. Start on the custom page.

A cross that is too small for its chain looks like an afterthought. A cross too big for a thin chain pulls it into a V. Use the chain width to set the size.

Width matters as much as height. A slim cross reads smaller than its height suggests, and a chunky cross reads bigger. Ask for both measurements on the render, and check the bail clears your chain. For ready chains to pair with a cross, our Miami Cuban Chain 5mm starts from $4,260 and our Rope Chain 3mm from $2,175, both 10K.

Mixing gold and diamonds is what makes a custom faith piece look designed rather than off the shelf. Common combinations:

• Iced outline, polished center. A single row of stones traces the cross; the middle stays mirror gold.
• Polished outline, iced center. The reverse, which makes the stones look framed.
• Two-tone crucifix. A yellow gold figure on a white gold cross, with or without ice on the cross.
• Iced halo or rays. On a Marian medal or Jesus piece, stones only on the halo, crown or border.
• Center stone. One larger diamond where the arms of the cross meet.

Every mix trades sparkle against cost. Ice on the outline gives a lot of flash for a modest stone count; full pavé on a large cross can multiply the stone line. For how pavé is held, read how diamonds are set in iced out jewelry.

Faith pieces often carry words. The usual places:

• The back, engraved: a name, a baptism or confirmation date, a verse reference like "Psalm 23."
• A banner across the front or the base of the cross, in gold or iced letters.
• The border of a medallion, with the saint's name or a short prayer around the edge.

Short words engrave better than long sentences at pendant size. A verse reference reads; a full verse on a 30 mm cross does not.

If a simple piece is what you need, these are in stock as made-to-order catalog pieces, with prices starting at the base metal option:

• Gold Cross Pendant, 10K, about 1.5 g, from $430
• Gemstone Cross Pendant, 10K, about 28 by 14 mm, from $480
• Rosary Chain with Cross Charm, 14K, 16 inches, from $495
• Rosary Gold Bead Chain, 14K, with a cross and Miraculous Medal, from $530
• Rosary Bracelet, from $430, and the Gold Cross Bracelet, from $420

Custom makes sense when you want a larger size, a specific saint or image, two-tone work, or diamonds. More options are in cross pendants.

A cross is simple geometry, but a crucifix figure, a saint's face or a Guadalupe medal is sculpture. The 3D render is where you check proportions, the expression of a face and the depth of the relief. Ask for close views of the faces and a side view. Small changes are easy on screen and impossible after casting. More on this in 3D renders and CAD.

Many faith pieces are worn every day for decades and handed down. 10K gold (41.7 percent pure) is the most durable for daily knocks. 14K (58.3 percent) balances color and strength and is the usual fine-jewelry choice. 18K (75 percent) gives the richest yellow and suits heavier, thicker pieces where softness is less of a concern.

A cross is mostly metal, so size and thickness drive the gold line. A 50 mm solid cross can carry many grams of gold; an open back keeps the front full while cutting weight on larger pieces.

Lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds and cost far less than natural ones of the same size, so they let you ice more of the piece. Natural diamonds suit an heirloom cross meant for the next generation. The FTC requires lab-grown stones to be disclosed as laboratory-grown, so ask to see the origin written on your quote. Our natural diamond house pendants, like P-0005 at $5,900, give a sense of what natural coverage costs. Full comparison: lab vs natural diamonds.

For a child's piece, think about growth. A pendant sized for an adult chain lets a small cross be worn for years, then moved to a longer chain later.

Gold near $4,074 an ounce in late October 2026 means about $131 a gram for pure gold, or about $55 a gram in 10K and $76 in 14K. A light catalog cross like the Gold Cross Pendant holds about 1.5 g of 10K, roughly $82 of gold. A custom 50 mm cross, 3 mm thick, can easily weigh 12 to 20 g, which is about $900 to $1,500 of 14K before any stones or labor. That is melt value only, not a selling price, but it shows why size changes the quote so much.

Crosses with sharp points catch on knits and car seat belts. Ask for slightly rounded tips on the model if you wear it under clothes. Clean it with warm water, a drop of mild dish soap and a soft toothbrush, working gently around any stones and behind the figure on a crucifix where lotion collects. Take it off before the pool, the ocean and the gym. If a stone ever moves or a prong catches on fabric, stop wearing the piece and have the setting checked.

Plain gold crosses are among the quicker custom builds. Sculpted pieces, like a crucifix figure or a saint's face, need more modeling. Full pavé adds hand setting, and natural stones can add sourcing time. If the piece is for a baptism, first communion, confirmation or wedding, give the date at the start; the timing for your piece comes with the quote.

Price follows size, stone coverage, karat and the amount of sculpted detail, in that order for most faith pieces. Our custom pendant cost guide shows the gold math.

Send a reference image, the size, the chain it will hang on, plain or iced, the gold color and any words for the front or back. Submit through the custom request, or bring a family piece to the showroom to discuss it in person.