Gold has always held a special fascination for men than women.

Gold started being used in 2500 BC in what is known today as Iraq. The ancient Egyptians also used gold in their jewelry and they evolved the chain necklaces from the string type to chokers and broad collar type necklaces. The dead were often buried with their treasured jewels and necklaces.

Gold has always held a special fascination for men who wielded great power. Gold mesh and twisted linked design in flatter patterns are the ones that find place in the collectors’ box. In the recent years, special cares have been taken to make the availability of the rope chains in all colors, also heeding to the requirement of the market. They used to buy and wear gold ornaments in an ostentatious display of their tremendous wealth, and their status in society.

In the end of the second century, gold piercing became a popular thing to do. It brought about a gold chain necklace that had a lace like quality to it. Real gold chains are a little pricey ranging from one hundred to one thousand dollars, but gold lasts forever and doesn't tarnish so the expense is well worth it. They can be worn by men or women and make a simple yet elegant statement. They also added different colored gemstones between the chains. Chain necklaces also had different designs and different beads, stones, and charms placed on them.

Later, when they realised the universal acceptance of gold as a medium of exchange in the form of gold coins, they used it to purchase goods and services from all over the world. Whenever you are thinking about the best men's chains, what kind of chains come to mind? The sad thing is that most of you probably could not think of any great men's chains because a lot of people do not think about men wearing jewelry.These gold coins were engraved with their profiles and names to spread their fame far and wide.

There are many different types of chains as there are people who want to buy them. A Mariner’s chain can be expected to have some type of sea animal on it usually a dolphin. A Byzantine chain has heavy layers of chain and connects each layer in the middle. The Hugs and Kisses necklace is made of X’s and O’s. The braided necklaces which takes several chains and braids them together. There are just so many different combinations out there for you to try.

This was all started because a lot of rappers started to wear big chains and things like that, and they started to give a new look to the word cool. Now the only question that remains is, what kind of chains are the best men's chains? When you are looking for the best men's chains you have to keep in mind that most chains can be worn by both sexes. Men also realised the tremendous power that gold ornaments had over women and started bestowing lavishly designed jewellery to women in exchange for their love and favours.This means that a chain that looks good on a female is going to look go on most men as well. There are only a few chains that should not be worn by men; and they have very feminine looks to them anyway; and I do not think that most men would want to wear them.