Round Barrel with Safety Clasp

This 14-karat white gold safety clasp features a round 9 x 3.2mm barrel shape and a smooth, bright finish. Safety clasps (also called pearl clasps) feature two parts that connect in two different ways, providing a fail-safe that helps prevent loss of higher-value necklaces or strands and are ideal for pearl and gemstone strands. The interior part of the clasp is a slender hook with notches along the outer edge; the exterior part is hollow except for a locking bar. The interior part hooks over the locking bar and then slides inside the exterior part, the notches catching along the inner sides to hold the clasp securely closed. Even if the notches fail for any reason, the hook keeps the strand in place.

---

Clasp type: Other
Width: 3.2mm, 3mm, 2.5mm, 2mm, 4mm
Metal type: Gold, 14K White Gold, 14K Yellow Gold, Sterling silver
Metal color: White, Yellow
Karat: 14K
Overall length: 16mm, 15.5mm, 15.7mm, 15mm, 16.2mm
Dimensions: 16 x 3.2mm, 15.5 x 3mm, 15.7 x 2.5mm, 15 x 2mm, 16.2 x 4mm
Fabrication method: Fabricated
Number of strands: 1-strand
Outside dimension: 3.2mm, 3mm, 2.5mm, 2mm, 4mm
Quality marked: No
Ringid: 0.06" (1.52mm), 0.07" (1.78mm), 0.055" (1.4mm), 0.041" (1.04mm), 0.045" (1.14mm), 0.043" (1.09mm), 0.115" (2.92mm), 0.05" (1.27mm)
Net weight: 0.496g (0.017 ounces), 0.46g (0.016 ounces), 0.42g (0.015 ounces), 0.4g (0.014 ounces), 0.36g (0.013 ounces), 0.66g (0.023 ounces)
Country of origin: United States
Purity: .925