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Small Paperclip Chain

Essential Small Paperclip Chain Necklace
4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
18 Reviews

Small Paperclip Chain

Essential Small Paperclip Chain Necklace
4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
18 Reviews

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Iconic, chic and reflects the light like no other.


Add a subtle statement to your look with a silver or gold paperclip chain in your chosen length—sublime as a choker, stacking chain or longer chain for your favorite GLDN pendants. Its design makes it easy to adjust and wear at any length (even as a lariat necklace)! 

 

This piece is larger than our Dainty Paperclip Chain and smaller than our Bold Paperclip Chain. If you're looking for a classic small paperclip necklace, this one's for you! 

Product Details
Chain width: 2.5mm
length: 16", 18", 20", 22"
Clasp anywhere on chain for custom length
Materials
14k Gold Filled
Ease of care: 4/5

A practical balance between cost and quality, our gold-filled pieces have a thick layer of 14k gold, heat and pressure bonded to a high-quality brass core. They contain much more real gold than regular gold-plating.

Sterling Silver
Ease of care: 4/5

Solid, precious metal that lasts forever. It darkens with time, but can be polished up. Oils from your skin help prevent silver tarnish... so wear it often!

Want even more details about materials? Check this out.

Sizing Guide
  1. Find a tool to use (string, dental floss, headphone cord, measuring tape if you have it).
  2. Find the length by wrapping it around your neck and marking it (for pendants, imagine the jewelry lower, for suspended, it should be in line).
  3. Check the length against a ruler or lay it out flat and measure with a phone app.

Alternatively: Measure an existing necklace end to end with a ruler (most accurate) or a phone app (great if you don’t have a ruler handy).

Return Policies

Returns
Didn’t absolutely love your jewelry? Send it back for a refund (minus an $8 shipping & handling fee) within 30 days of your delivery date, processed 1-2 weeks after we receive your return.

Exchanges
Need a different size or want a totally different item? Send it back and we’ll give you store credit (in a digital gift card) to use whenever—free up to 6 months, processed as soon as your return package is shipped.

Repairs & Remakes
We’ll happily fix your pieces or update any personalization that wasn’t quite right—free up to 6 months for most items or 3 years for solid gold, processed 1-2 weeks after we receive your piece(s). Pricing varies on older orders.

Final Sale
Returns and exchanges aren’t available for final sale items.

GLDN GIVING PROGRAM

We’re proud to donate 10% of profits to empowering organizations that help defend rights and freedoms, promote mental wellness, support the arts and more causes near and dear to us.

Raw materials
100% USA sourced
Made from recycled
gold and silver
Handmade for you
in our WA. studio
FAQs

All you need to know about the Small Paperclip Chain.

Find answers to our most-asked questions here, from care tips to jewelry options and more.

They’re one of our favorite chains for that exact reason! Paperclip-style chains are less susceptible to tangles, look amazing with all shapes and sizes of pendants and add a ton of cool texture to your look, making them the perfect staple for layering.

Paperclip necklaces (also known as paperclip chains!) are classic pieces, and for good reason. They go with anything and everything, and we consider them a trend-defying piece—something simple, minimal and timeless that will outlast fashion cycles.

Totally, they’re such a fun style to stack. Try wearing one as a choker (with a tiny charm or add-on tag) and a longer one with a larger pendant, or worn on its own. To break it up a bit, add in a chunkier, mid-length chain for some contrast! 

4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
Based on 18 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 17 Total 4 star reviews: 1 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
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18 reviews
  • JN
    Josefin N.
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    Bought For Myself
    1 week ago
    Bought For Myself
    Small Paperclip Chain
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    Small Paperclip Chain Sterling Silver / 18″
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Small paperclip chain

    So nice! 😍

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    GLDN
    5 days ago
    Thanks for choosing GLDN! 🤩
  • PL
    Patricia L.
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    Bought For Myself
    5 months ago
    Bought For Myself
    Small Paperclip Chain
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    Small Paperclip Chain 14k Gold Fill / 16″
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Really pretty staple

    Beautifully packaged, beautiful necklace. Perfect to wear alone but also great for layering.

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    GLDN
    5 months ago
    Thanks for your positive review 😊 We’re so happy you love it!
  • CC
    Candace C.
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    Bought For Myself
    7 months ago
    Bought For Myself
    Small Paperclip Chain
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    Small Paperclip Chain 14k Gold Fill / 20″
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    versatile everyday statement

    Very pleased with my first GLDN purchase. I knew I wanted a simple chain that wasn't too dainty/delicate (I would worry about it breaking or not matching my style) but would also go well with a lot of my wardrobe, and this fits the bill. I purchased the 20" because I wanted it long enough to wear under/around turtlenecks and collared shirts. But I also love that it can be made to be almost any length you like, no extender needed, since the clasp can fasten anywhere along the chain itself (unlike the two smaller sizes of paperclip chain that GLDN sells, I believe). Finally - although the chain isn't dainty, it isn't heavy either, and it's actually still thin enough to thread other GLDN pendants onto it - at least, it fits the Florence oval pendant I ordered on a different chain a couple weeks later! I like how it looks better without the pendant (the Florence seems a bit too small for the chain, to my tastes) but it's something I wondered about before purchasing & I'm glad to know it does fit!

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    GLDN
    7 months ago
    This looks so good on you! Thanks for choosing GLDN✨
  • BJ
    Bongkot J.
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    Bought For Myself
    8 months ago
    Bought For Myself
    Small Paperclip Chain
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    Small Paperclip Chain
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Looks Good

    Thank you Shawn for your good work and i really love it. I can wear it everyday shine, simple and looks value.

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    GLDN
    7 months ago
    Thank you for your review. We're so happy you love it!
  • AC
    Allison C.
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    Bought For Myself
    8 months ago
    Bought For Myself
    Small Paperclip Chain
    Reviewing
    Small Paperclip Chain
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Wonderful new addition!

    Just what I wanted. The best quality, packaging and product. I continue to buy from GLDN for myself and family, never been disappointed. I ordered the 15”-17” mine fits more like 15”. The clasp is a little hard to get on day to day, but I’d rather that than one that is REALLY obvious when it’s turned around to the front.

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    GLDN
    8 months ago
    OMG this looks so cute on you! We're so happy you love it 😍
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