{"product_id":"sterling-silver-italian-round-omega-chain-2mm","title":"Sterling Silver Italian Round Omega Chain 2mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn omega is not a linked chain at all. It is a run of closely-set metal segments mounted on a flexible internal band, so the piece holds a curve rather than hanging slack. A round omega carries that construction in a tubular profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it holds its own shape, an omega sits on the collarbone as a formed collar rather than draping. It is worn as the piece itself far more often than as a pendant carrier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the heaviest gauge in the style — substantial enough to be worn on its own, and with the section to carry weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLengths run from 42 to 50 cm. 42 cm sits just above the collarbone; 45 cm sits on the collarbone and is the most common pendant length; 50 cm sits just below the collarbone and clears a crew neckline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver (925)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round omega chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLengths available:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42cm, 45cm, 50cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polished\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSupplier reference:\u003c\/strong\u003e OM200\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSold as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSterling silver is 925 parts per thousand fine silver, the balance copper. The copper is what makes it workable — fine silver on its own is too soft to hold a form — and it is also why sterling tarnishes: the copper reacts with sulphur in the air. Tarnish is a surface film, not corrosion. It polishes off with a silver cloth and the metal beneath is unchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eServicing.\u003c\/strong\u003e An omega cannot be shortened, resized or repaired like a chain — the internal band runs its full length. Store it flat, never folded, and never force a kink out by hand. Store silver closed — a box or a zip bag — when it is not being worn. Tarnish is driven by air rather than by wear, so the pieces that sit in the open are the ones that darken first.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jewellery Centre","offers":[{"title":"42cm","offer_id":67736261722217,"sku":"OM200 S-01","price":187.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45cm","offer_id":67736261754985,"sku":"OM200 S-02","price":217.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50cm","offer_id":67736261787753,"sku":"OM200 S-03","price":274.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/2406\/4361\/files\/OM200_ss_1000px.jpg?v=1792587229","url":"https:\/\/www.caratdirect.com.au\/products\/sterling-silver-italian-round-omega-chain-2mm","provider":"CaratDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}