the Marea
the Marea
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African Turquoise Heishi + Gold-Filled Charm Necklace
You don’t leave your sense of self at the shore.
You already know what you like. You always have. And The Marea feels less like something new and more like something that was somehow already yours.
African turquoise heishi creates a ribbon of weathered green and blue around the collarbone—earthy, sun-washed, and impossible to make exactly the same twice.
Then the gold catches the light.
Five gold-filled charms move independently along the strand: a conch at center, starfish, sand dollar, scallop shell, and an unexpected scarab. They shift when you move. Catch the light when you turn. The sound is subtle.
The effect is not.
Beach or dinner. White linen or a black dress. Bare shoulders or layered gold.
You don’t change.
Neither does this.
WHY YOU’LL REACH FOR IT AGAIN AND AGAIN
The Marea sits right at the collarbone—exactly where a necklace gets noticed.
At 16 inches with a 2-inch extender, you can wear it close to the neck or let it fall slightly lower depending on the neckline. The flat heishi stones create an almost textile-like strand rather than the heavier look of traditional round beads.
And that color does something remarkable.
The blue-green African turquoise behaves almost like a neutral, while the gold warms everything around it. Denim. Linen. Black. White. Camel. A swimsuit and an oversized shirt on vacation. A simple dress at dinner.
Wear it alone and it finishes the look.
Layer it with a simple gold chain and it becomes unmistakably yours.
WHY AFRICAN TURQUOISE
African turquoise is actually a variety of jasper prized for its beautiful blue-green coloring and natural matrix.
That distinction is part of what we love about it.
No two stones are exactly alike. Some lean greener. Some bluer. Some carry darker markings or flashes of warm earth tones.
Cut into slim heishi discs, those variations sit side by side and create something that feels less like a strand of beads and more like color woven around the neck.
Against gold, it looks like seawater meeting sunlight.
Which is exactly where The Marea began.
WHY GOLD-FILLED, NOT PLATED
The gold on The Marea isn't there to imitate fine jewelry.
It is there to behave like it.
The charms, accent beads, clasp, and extender are gold-filled—not standard gold plating. Gold-filled uses a substantially thicker layer of gold mechanically bonded to a base-metal core, giving it far greater durability than conventional plating.
That matters on a necklace designed to become one of the pieces you reach for constantly.
And aesthetically, the combination was deliberate: the warm gold picks up the earthy matrix running through the African turquoise and turns five playful sea charms into something decidedly grown-up.
Coastal, without becoming costume.
THE DETAILS
- Stone: African turquoise jasper
- Cut: Heishi discs, approximately 4–5mm
- Charms: Five gold-filled charms — conch shell, starfish, sand dollar, scallop shell and scarab
- Accent Beads: Gold-filled
- Findings: Gold-filled throughout
- Closure: Gold-filled lobster clasp
- Length: 16 inches
- Extender: 2-inch gold-filled extender
- Finish: Natural matte stone with polished gold-filled accents
- Fit: Designed to sit at or just below the collarbone
- Styling: Wear alone or layer with a simple gold chain
- Custom Sizing: Contact us for custom-length requests
Made in a limited run. Every Marea has a number.
When the last one is gone, this design is retired.
We don’t restock the past. We design what comes next.
To preserve your necklace, avoid prolonged exposure to water, lotions and perfumes. Store flat when not in use.
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