Hip-Hop Jewelry in Miami: Cuban Links, Iced Pendants and Signets

All 10K gold:

• Miami Cuban Link Chain 1.50mm ($495): the entry point, 1.5 mm.
• Flat Miami Cuban Chain 3.7mm ($1,355) and Flat Miami Cuban Chain 5.8mm ($2,060): flat Miami Cuban, flatter profile.
• Hollow Cuban Chain 6mm ($2,090), Hollow Cuban Chain 7.5mm ($2,870) and Hollow Cuban Chain 8.5mm ($4,870): hollow Cuban, wide but lighter.
• Miami Cuban Chain 5mm ($4,260): solid, 37.8 g listed gold weight.

For width, weight and price, read the Cuban link buying guide.

Our natural diamond pendants in 10K gold run from $5,800 to $9,500. Two-tone designs mix white and yellow gold so the diamonds pop against the frame. For a pendant of your name, logo or symbol, custom starts from your idea, with the design and exact price before anything is made. See iced out pendants.

Hip-hop pieces use a lot of diamond, so origin changes the price fast. Our tennis-style necklaces use lab-grown diamonds, labeled as such, which is how a 30 ct necklace costs $8,950. Our pendants use natural diamonds. Both are real diamond; the difference is rarity and resale.

Our chains are 10K gold, 41.7% pure, the hardest common karat and the one that holds up best on a chain that moves all day. Many necklaces and rings are 14K, 58.3% gold, with richer color. Both carry a karat stamp. See 10K vs 14K gold.

Real hip-hop jewelry is heavy, stamped and labeled. Fakes are plated, unstamped and suspiciously cheap. Our rule fits on a T-shirt: "We ain't cuttin no corners." The full test is in the iced out jewelry buying guide and the hip-hop jewelry guide.

Gold rope and Cuban link chains became a signature of hip-hop in the 1980s, and Miami jewelers helped make the Cuban link famous. Through the 1990s and 2000s the look got heavier and icier: diamond pendants, iced watches and fully set chains. Today the same pieces are worn far beyond music, but the rules are the same: solid gold, real stones, and a piece that looks as good up close as on stage. Read more in the history of the Miami Cuban link.

• Start: one gold Cuban link at 6 to 8 mm and 20 to 22 inches.
• Add: a pendant sized to the chain; heavy pendants need wider chains.
• Stack: a tennis-style necklace shorter than the Cuban.
• Finish: diamond studs and one statement ring.

Keep to one gold color, or mix on purpose with one color leading.

See chains, pendants and rings in person at 7900 NW 27th Ave, Unit 506, Miami FL 33147. Call 954-504-5640 before you come. Follow new work at @frankydiamonds on Instagram, 200K+ followers. Every order ships insured. All sales are final, and you have 7 days after delivery to report a manufacturing defect. More: iced out jewelry, what iced out means, iced out chains and diamond jewelry.