A hand chain is a bracelet and a ring joined by a single fine chain that crosses the back of your hand. It has a few names — hand chain, ring bracelet, ring and bracelet chain, wrist-to-finger chain, slave bracelet — and they all mean the same piece: one continuous line that starts at your wrist and ends on a finger, so it never needs adjusting and never tangles with what you are wearing.
Every hand chain here is 18K gold-plated 316L stainless steel, which matters more for this design than any other. The chain sits across the back of the hand all day, so it takes hand-washing, hand cream, sunscreen, gym sessions and typing without stretching, dulling or turning your skin green. Both ends are finished properly — a lobster clasp at the wrist, an adjustable extension so it fits rather than sits.
Wear it alone on one hand and leave the other bare; that is the look. If you stack, keep everything else minimal: a thin chain bracelet on the other wrist and nothing else on the hand itself. It is also the most-photographed piece we sell, so it works as a gift when you want something that does not look like a safe present.
Explore More Hand Chain Styles
To build a full wrist, start with our bracelets for women and chain bracelets. If you prefer the ring half of the look on its own, see the stacking rings and statement rings, and the wrist half works beautifully with bracelet stacks. If you want the chain on your ankle instead, our anklets are the same idea lower down.
A hand chain — also called a hand bracelet, wrist chain or chain bracelet with ring — is a bracelet with a fine chain that loops across the back of the hand and fastens to a ring. It is one accessory doing the work of two, and it is the piece people notice first.
Every hand chain in this collection is made from 18K gold-plated 316L stainless steel. That means it is waterproof, sweatproof, tarnish-free and hypoallergenic: you can wash your hands, shower, work out and swim without taking it off, and it will not turn your skin green.
Choose a dainty pearl hand chain for something quiet and elegant, a bejeweled chain when you want the sparkle to carry, or a beaded flower hand chain for a softer, warmer look. Each one attaches with an adjustable ring, so it fits any finger and you can set how loosely the chain drapes across your hand.
Because it sits between your bracelet and your rings, a hand chain layers beautifully rather than fighting anything else you are wearing. Wear it alone as your one statement piece, or stack it with slim chains on the same wrist for a fuller look.
Looking to build out the wrist? Explore our bracelet stack collection and our chain bracelet collection to layer with your hand chain, or start from our gold bracelets if you want to match your metals. For a dressier wrist, the tennis bracelet collection pairs beautifully with a dainty hand chain. And if you are building a set that has to survive showers and workouts, everything in our waterproof jewelry collection is made from the same tarnish-free materials.
Explore more wrist styles. Hand chains layer beautifully with our bracelets, our gold bracelets and our chain bracelets, and they sit naturally next to the rings for women they attach to. If you love the look but not the finger loop, try our tennis bracelets or our cuff bracelets for the same wrist presence.
