Men's Silver-Tone Chains

Men's silver-tone chains in polished steel

Every chain on this page has a silver tone, and none of them is made of silver metal. They are stainless steel or titanium steel, a stainless steel alloy. On most of them the silver color is simply the steel itself, polished, with no plating on top. That matters more than it sounds: there is no layer to wear off.

So this page is for the man who wants a cool, clean silver-tone chain and would rather not think about it again.

What polished steel is like to wear

• Color: a cool, slightly gray white. Next to a steel watch, it matches.
• Weight: present without being heavy, so even a wide chain stays comfortable all day.
• Care: no special polish needed. Rinse and dry is enough.
• Finish: on bare steel, the color goes all the way through. A light scratch shows more steel, in the same color.

Two silver-tone models, the Byzantine Link Chain Necklace and the Wheat Link Chain in Titanium Steel, carry a silver-tone plating. Their product pages say so.

Pick your width

• 1.2 to 2 mm: a fine line for a small pendant. The stainless steel box chain goes from 1.2 to 3 mm and from 16" to 28".
• 3 to 4 mm: everyday. The 3 mm braided rope chain is bare titanium steel, the geometric bar link comes in 2 to 4 mm, the cable link starts at 3 mm.
• 5 to 7.5 mm: clearly visible over a T-shirt. The titanium steel wheat chain runs from 3 to 7.5 mm.
• 8 mm and up: heavy and seen. The Byzantine chain in 8 mm, the bold Cuban in 10 mm, the cable link in 10 mm, and the silver Cuban link chain from 6 up to 16 mm.

Pick your length

18" sits close to the neck, 20" at the collarbone, 22" just below it, 24" mid-chest. Silver-tone chains in this collection go from 16" to 31". If you plan to add a pendant, start at 22". To browse one length only, use our 22 inch chains and the other length pages.

What to wear with a silver-tone chain

• Steel watch: the easiest match. Same metal, same tone.
• Dark T-shirt or black knit: a 4 to 6 mm chain stands out clearly against dark fabric.
• White shirt, open collar: a 2 or 3 mm box, snake or rope chain.
• Two chains: keep both silver-tone and leave about 2 inches between them, for example a 20" fine chain above a 22" or 24" heavier one.
• At the wrist: our silver-tone chain bracelets use the same links, so a chain and bracelet can match.

Caring for bare steel

Rinse it in clean water after the sea, the pool or a workout, then dry it with a soft cloth. Polished steel can pick up fine scratches over the years, as any metal does; a soft cloth keeps the shine. Store it apart from other jewelry so links don't rub.