Jewelry Design: Filling in the "V"

I've been putting off writing this post because I don't know the correct terminology for this, but one thing I look for when buying a pendant necklace is what's going on around the neck.  Obviously, this doesn't apply to a string of pearls, or a necklace where the design goes all the way around the neck.  But many necklaces have a center focal component like a cool pendant.  Although the pendant should be the focus, a lot of designers just attach a chain to the pendant and leave it at that.  Here's an example of what I mean:

It's pretty, but aside from the pendant, there's not a whole lot going on.  When I design pendant necklaces, I like to add two more beads about an inch from the center pendant to create a visual "v" in the neckline.  I keep calling this "creating a v" in my listing writeups.  Here's the same necklace, but with the two beads added:

Do you see the difference?  It's simple, but the two additional beads fill in the neckline and draw the eye to the simple (yet super cool) pendant.  So when you go to purchase jewelry, pay attention to the necklace as well as the pendant.