Marco Maveri vs Vitaly: Steel Chains in More Widths and Lengths

Table of Contents

• At a Glance
• Widths: Choose to the Millimetre
• Lengths: 16 to 30 Inches
• Shipping: A Lower Threshold, Orders Out in 48 Hours
• Steel, Said Plainly
• Price: Steel Prices, 15% Off 3 Pieces
• Returns
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Why Choose Marco Maveri?

Vitaly and Marco Maveri are close neighbours. Both sell men's chains in stainless steel, both offer a bare steel finish and a plated gold-tone one, and both price their chains as steel rather than gold. Marco Maveri focuses on one thing: classic links, sized to the millimetre.

Below, the two are compared on what you can check: material, widths, lengths, shipping and returns. Every fact about Vitaly comes from its own website and help centre, checked in October 2026. Every fact about Marco Maveri comes from our product pages and about page.

At a Glance

The short version, criterion by criterion. Prices are in US dollars.

Prices and policies as listed on each brand's website, checked October 2026.

Widths: Choose to the Millimetre

Vitaly lists its basic chains in a single width each: its Cuban Chain is 3 mm and its Rounded Box Chain 2.4 mm. Marco Maveri lets you choose the width on many chain pages. The Cuban Link Chain Necklace comes in 4, 6 or 8 mm. Our stainless steel box chain goes from 1.2 to 3 mm, our wheat chain from 3 to 7.5 mm, and our gold-tone Cuban from 8 to 18 mm.

Width changes how a chain reads. A 3 to 4 mm chain is visible at an open collar and quiet under a shirt. 6 mm reads clearly over a T-shirt, and 8 mm and above is worn on its own. Being able to move one step up or down on the same chain is what lets you get it right the first time.

Widths available by chain

Lengths: 16 to 30 Inches

Vitaly lists most of its chains at 18, 20 or 22 inches, and its basic chains at 18, 22 or 26 inches. Marco Maveri chains run from 16 to 30 inches depending on the chain, and the Cuban Link Chain comes in 18, 20, 22 or 24 inches, so the in-between lengths are there too.

Every length is given in inches and centimetres. Not sure? 20 inches sits just below the collarbone on most men, and our size guide shows where each length sits on the chest.

Choosing a length

• Chains run from 16 to 30 inches, depending on the chain.
• The Cuban Link Chain comes in 18, 20, 22 or 24 inches.
• Every length is given in both inches and centimeters.
• 20 inches sits just below the collarbone on most men.
• The size guide shows where each length sits on the chest.

Shipping: A Lower Threshold, Orders Out in 48 Hours

Vitaly offers free shipping on orders over $85; below that, standard shipping is $6.99 to the US and Canada. Its help centre gives an average fulfillment time of around 5 business days for US orders.

Marco Maveri ships free from $60, or 60 € in Europe, £50 in the UK and CA$85 in Canada. Below that, standard tracked shipping is $5.95. Orders are processed within 48 hours after payment confirmation and every order ships with tracking, to 22 countries including the US, Canada, the UK, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and 16 European countries.

Steel, Said Plainly

On material, the two brands are close. Vitaly says its designs are stainless steel unless the product page states otherwise, and that its gold and black pieces get their color from plating. Marco Maveri chains are stainless steel or titanium steel, a stainless steel alloy and not pure titanium. Silver-tone pieces are bare steel; gold-tone and black pieces have a plated layer over the same steel, and every product page says which.

Steel does not rust and will not turn your skin green. A bare steel chain takes the shower and the sea. On a plated chain, perfume, chlorine and bleach wear the plating faster than water alone.

What to know about the material

• Chains are stainless steel or titanium steel, a stainless steel alloy and not pure titanium.
• Silver-tone pieces are bare steel.
• Gold-tone and black pieces have a plated layer over the same steel.
• Every product page states which finish the piece has.
• Perfume, chlorine and bleach wear a plated finish faster than water alone.

Price: Steel Prices, 15% Off 3 Pieces

Marco Maveri plain chains start at $69, and the whole catalogue runs from $59 for a bracelet to $239 for the largest pieces. Put 3 or more eligible pieces in your cart and 15% comes off automatically, with no code. Our sets put a chain and a bracelet in the same link together for $129.

Returns

Both brands give you 30 days. At Marco Maveri, you have 30 days after you receive your order to return an unworn piece in its original packaging, and the refund reaches your original payment method within 5 business days after approval. If a piece arrives damaged, tell us within 48 hours of delivery with 3 to 4 photos and we send a replacement within 48 hours of confirmation, with no return needed. See our refund policy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why Choose Marco Maveri?

If you want a classic steel chain in exactly the size you have in mind, here is what Marco Maveri brings. Read sterling silver vs stainless steel chains or gold vs silver chains for men, then browse our men's silver-tone steel chains.

• The width picked in millimetres, from 1.2 mm to 18 mm depending on the chain.
• Lengths from 16 to 30 inches, in inches and centimetres.
• Free tracked shipping from $60, and $5.95 below that.
• Orders processed within 48 hours after payment confirmation.
• 15% off 3 or more eligible pieces, and chain and bracelet sets from $129.
• 30 days to return an unworn piece.

Our top pick

Cuban Link Chain Necklace

Best for: one everyday steel Cuban chain, chosen by its width

✓Stainless steel: bare steel, gold-tone or black plating

✓4, 6 or 8 mm wide

✓18, 20, 22 or 24 inches (46 to 61 cm)

See the Cuban Link ChainFrom $69