Heartbeat Mechanical Heart Pendant

About this piece

A small personal piece with the finish carried all the way round, not just on the face that gets photographed. What makes it worth having is consistency — the same behaviour on the tenth use as on the first, with no break-in period and nothing to get used to. It comes in 2 colours.

Materials and build

Built from parts that each do one job, with the fastenings sized to the load rather than to the price. There is no glue in the joints that matters, nothing is torqued past what the material wants, and the piece can be taken apart if it ever has to be stored flat. A solid, straightforward build. Where a cheaper version would save a screw, a brace or a washer, this one keeps it — which is why it does not wobble after a season of use and why it does not develop the rattle that gives away a lightweight build.

Sizing, fixings and what you get

The proportions are worked out for real use rather than for a photograph — enough thickness where a hand pulls, enough clearance where fingers need to get in, and no decorative lip that would just collect dust.

Wearing in rather than wearing out

A compact accessory with a clean, unfussy shape that does not catch on clothing or scratch what it sits against. We would rather it be slightly plainer than slightly flimsy. So the shape is quiet, the corners are radiused rather than sharp for looks, and the material is chosen for how it behaves on the hundredth use rather than the first.

Living with it day to day

First use is the honest test, and this one passes it: it does what the photographs suggest it does, without an accessories list you have to go and buy first. Store it dry and out of direct sun between uses and it will look the same next season as it does now. If something does need attention, it is a clean and a tighten rather than a repair. There is nothing on it that needs feeding, oiling or re-sealing on a schedule. Wash it when it looks like it needs washing and it will outlast the trend that made you buy it.

Specifications

Type	Heartbeat Mechanical Heart Pendant
Materials	Mixed materials, fixings matched to the load
Colours	Golden, Silver
What you get	1 x Heartbeat Mechanical Heart Pendant

How we would wear it

1. Every day, not for occasions

   Built to be handled without going dull where a hand rubs.

2. As a small gift

   Looks chosen on purpose rather than generic.

3. In a bag or pocket

   Thin enough not to distort the line of either.

4. Kept with the box

   The packaging is the simplest way to store it between uses.

In the box

• 1 x Heartbeat Mechanical Heart Pendant

Care

Clean with a damp cloth and avoid harsh chemicals, which dull the finish without getting anything cleaner. Store it dry and it will look the same in three years as it does on the day it arrives.

Questions we get asked