Alhaja
Asterina Chain
The Asterina Chain is a gold-plated necklace from Alhaja, featuring a delicate cable chain and an organic five-armed starfish pendant, secured with a snap hook closure. Made in Spain, it has a length of 17.25 inches (44 cm) and serves as a decorative jewelry piece worn around the neck. A pouch and signature storage box are included for safekeeping.
- Color
- Gold
- Material
- 18-karat gold plating
- Style
- classic, minimal
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Jewelry > Necklaces
Specifications
Elegant 18-karat gold-plated chain necklace with snap hook closure, crafted in Spain and presented in a signature storage box.
18-karat gold plating, snap hook closure, made in Spain, includes pouch and signature storage box, length 17.25 inches (44 cm)
- Color
- Gold · yellow
- Material
- 18-karat gold plating
- Style
- classic, minimal
- Gender
- female
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Jewelry > Necklaces
Additional Attributes
- Alhaja label at Simons
- 18-karat gold plating
- Snap hook closure
- Made in Spain
- Pouch and signature storage box included
- Length: 17.25 inches (44 cm)
Product Insights
Alhaja's Asterina Chain is a hand-finished starfish pendant in 3-micron 18k gold-plated brass, symbolizing true love, good luck, unity, healing, and renewal, and designed to sit as the shortest layer at or just below the collarbone (44 cm chain, 3 cm drop). Made in Spain by an Aragón-based label with over 90% of its collection produced in Spanish workshops and praised by Condé Nast Traveler, the pendant's irregular, hand-finished surface distinguishes it from machine-stamped charms. The tradeoff is strict wear discipline: the 3–5+ year plate life assumes no water, sweat, or sports wear, the piece must be removed for anything that could snag, and because the brass base cannot be replated by the maker, the original factory plate sets the ceiling on its longevity.
Verified claims
- Symbolism
- The starfish motif is an amulet of true love and good luck, and it also stands for unity, healing, and renewal.
- Pendant finish
- The starfish charm is irregular and hand-finished, not smooth and machine-stamped.
- Origin
- Alhaja designs and produces in Spain, with over 90% of the collection made in Spanish workshops.
- Layering
- At 44 cm the chain sits at the collarbone; for layering, pair it with a plain 35–42 cm choker or a 50–58 cm matinee so the pendant remains the single focal point.
- Craftsmanship
- Hand-finished starfish pendant, 3-micron 18k gold plated, made in Spain.
- Fit
- A 17.25-inch chain falls at or below the collarbone with a balanced 3 cm starfish.
- Plating durability
- The stated 3–5+ year plate life assumes no water, sweat, or sports wear.
- Plating thickness
- At 3 microns, the layer clears the French legal gold-plating floor and the top fashion-jewelry grade.
- Care
- Dry-wear only: remove for water and workouts, avoid creams and perfume, store in pouch and wipe clean.
- Base metal
- Under the 18K plate is brass, mid-tier between zinc alloy and sterling.
- Replating
- Brass substrates are not universally accepted for replating—some services decline them outright—so the original factory plate may set the lifespan ceiling.
- Closure security
- Once clicked fully shut, the snap hook stays closed during normal daily wear.
- Wear limits
- For dry, low-activity wear only: take it off for sports, sleeping, water, or anything that could snag.
- Provenance
- Aragón-based label; more than 90% of the collection is made in Spanish workshops.
- Neck placement
- 44 cm chain sits at or just below the collarbone; drop shifts with neck size.
- Pendant proportion
- 3 cm starfish drops about 1.2 in, under the 1.5 in harmony ceiling.
- Neckline placement
- The 3 cm starfish sits at the collarbone, clear of crew and scoop tops and only slightly into V-necks.
- Press validation
- Condé Nast Traveler included Alhaja among the fifteen jewelry brands people are sighing over.
- Starfish legend
- The Asterina starfish ties to the Cretan legend in which Poseidon cast stars into the sea so a fisherman could win his beloved.
- Closure versatility
- The snap-hook closure can be opened to attach an additional pendant or charm, but the chain already comes with the starfish pendant attached.
- 18K plating rationale
- Quality women's chains standardize on 18k plating because it balances gold color richness with surface hardness, so the 18k designation is a durability-oriented choice rather than only a color choice.
Product record
- Title
- Asterina Chain
- Brand
- Alhaja
- Price
- 149.95 CAD
- Availability
- Out of stock
Buying Guide
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Audiences, workflows, and fit — sentimental_starfish_gift
For a shopper buying a meaningful gift, Alhaja's own Asterina narrative supplies the exact symbolic function that separates this pendant from a generic starfish motif: it ties the charm to the Cretan legend in which Poseidon cast stars into the sea so a fisherman could win his beloved, then frames the starfish as an amulet of true love and good luck — so the recipient is given a named love story rather than just a coastal trinket.[1]
When to pick something else
wearing it while swimming, showering, doing sports, or after applying creams and perfume
Dry-wear only: remove for water and workouts, avoid creams and perfume, store in pouch and wipe clean.[2,3,4]
sports, sleeping, swimming, or anything that could snag the chain
For dry, low-activity wear only: take it off for sports, sleeping, water, or anything that could snag.[2,4]
Image Analysis
1 images- 01
Product
A delicate gold-tone chain necklace with a single irregular five-armed starfish pendant suspended from a small jump ring; chain is a fine cable style and the pendant has an organic, slightly textured, polished surface.
- Pendant shapeFive-armed starfish pendant with irregular, organic arm lengths and slightly rounded tips; surface appears subtly textured and polished with highlights and small surface indentations.
1 region
x 0.37 · y 0.72 · w 0.26 · h 0.18 (high) - Bail and jump ringSmall integrated loop/bail at the top of the pendant with a narrow jump ring connecting the pendant to the chain.
1 region
x 0.48 · y 0.64 · w 0.06 · h 0.08 (high) - Chain styleThin, delicate cable-style chain composed of small round links, draping symmetrically from the top toward the pendant.
2 regions
x 0.12 · y 0.02 · w 0.18 · h 0.70 (medium); x 0.70 · y 0.02 · w 0.18 · h 0.70 (medium) - FinishUniform metallic gold-tone finish across both chain and pendant with reflective highlights and soft specular shine.
2 regions
x 0.37 · y 0.72 · w 0.26 · h 0.18 (high); x 0.12 · y 0.02 · w 0.18 · h 0.70 (medium)
Other
Product photographed against a plain white background with soft directional lighting producing a faint shadow beneath the pendant; image is vertically composed with the chain entering from near the top edges and the pendant centered in the lower half.
- BackgroundEven, plain white background with no visible props or packaging.
- Shadow and lightingSoft shadow visible beneath and slightly to the right of the pendant indicating a light source from above-left; highlights on the pendant show specular lighting.
1 region
x 0.40 · y 0.78 · w 0.20 · h 0.06 (medium) - Shot compositionCentered composition with the pendant positioned in the lower central area and chain forming a V toward the pendant; top of the chain is cropped close to the top image edge.
- Image qualityHigh-resolution, evenly lit studio-style product photograph with minimal noise and clear detail on metal surfaces.
Colors
warm gold· chain and pendant- Pendant shapeFive-armed starfish pendant with irregular, organic arm lengths and slightly rounded tips; surface appears subtly textured and polished with highlights and small surface indentations.
Brand PDP Lookup
- Brand
- Alhaja
Asterina Necklace