At 198 feet, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States — and one of the most recognized structures on the entire Eastern Seaboard. Its distinctive black and white spiral candy stripe pattern is as iconic as the Diamond Shoals it was built to warn mariners away from — those treacherous shallow waters off the point of Cape Hatteras where the warm Gulf Stream collides with the cold Labrador Current, creating conditions that earned this stretch of coast the name Graveyard of the Atlantic. The lighthouse has been guiding mariners since 1870. In 1999 it was moved back from the encroaching shoreline — the largest lighthouse relocation in American history — and it stands today exactly where it needs to be, watching over one of the most storied stretches of coastline in the world.
Nautora's Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Necklace is a three-dimensional sterling silver mini bell pendant designed and crafted by jewelry artisan J Nautora. Every detail of this iconic lighthouse has been faithfully replicated — the soaring spiral candy stripe tower, the lantern room, the gallery — in a piece nearly 1.5 inches tall including the bale. Compact, refined, and perfectly proportioned for everyday wear — this is the lighthouse pendant for every person who has ever stood at the base of America's tallest brick lighthouse and looked straight up. Made in the USA.
Tucked inside the hollow sterling silver body is a tiny bell clapper that produces a gentle tap with every movement — a detail so unexpected and so completely charming that everyone who discovers it smiles without exception. It is the kind of thing you show people. It is the kind of thing they immediately want.
At Nautora, every lighthouse bell is built to heirloom quality — made to be worn and cherished for decades and eventually passed on as a keepsake that carries the memory of the Outer Banks in every gentle tap.
If Cape Hatteras has ever meant something to you, this pendant belongs around your neck. Choose your chain length and bring it home.
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