Chalcedony waves The chalcedony waves was the name of a necklace that belonged to the women of the House of Organa , the royal family of Alderaan . Queen Breha Organa owned that necklace at some point , before passing it down to her adopted daughter , Prince ss Leia Organa . Although Alderaan was destroyed by the Galactic Empire , the chalcedony waves survived the planet ' s disappearance , as the princess had been offworld herself . After the Alliance to Restore the Republic defeated the Empire over Yavin 4 , Princess Leia Organa wore the chalcedony waves during a ceremony honoring the Alliance heroes of Yavin . Shortly thereafter , she offered the necklace to the Sullustan Nien Nunb , as a reward for his help evacuating Alderaanian survivors from Sullust . Description . The chalcedony waves necklace was made of ten identical square pieces with a carved indentation running diagonally . All of them had a silvery finish . When worn , the chalcedony waves rested at the top of the collar bone , between its wearer ' s throat and her cleavage . The necklace came with a chunky cuff bracelet that matched the waves ' style and color . History . The chalcedony waves belonged to the women of the House of Organa , the royal family of the planet of Alderaan . It notably belonged to Queen Breha , who already ruled her homeworld around the time of the Clone Wars . The necklace was later passed down to the Queen ' s adopted daughter , Prince ss Leia Organa , who used to wear it for formal ceremonies . In 0 BBY , the tyrannical government known as the Galactic Empire used its brand new battle station , the Death Star , to blow up Alderaan . However , having been kept prisoner by the Empire , Leia survived the destruction of her home planet , and so did the chalcedony waves . The Alliance to Restore the Republic , whose members actively opposed the Galactic Empire , then launched an assault against the Death Star , destroying that planet - killing battle station in the orbit of Yavin . A ceremony honoring the Alliance heroes of Yavin took place , during which Leia wore the chalcedony waves and awarded Medals of Bravery . Shortly after the award ceremony , Leia set off on a mission to reunite the surviving Alderaanian s who were scattered across the galaxy , and she took the chalcedony waves with her , among other personal effects . One of those pouches of Alderaanian survivors was located in an enclave on Sullust . However , a spy in the princess ' s company revealed their presence on Sullust to the Empire , putting the Alderaanians ' life in grave danger . Ultimately , the princess and her people managed to evacuate the enclave with the help of Nien Nunb , a Sullustan smuggler . Unable to reward Nunb with a precious medal , the princess decided to award him the chalcedony waves instead . Behind the scenes . The chalcedony waves first appeared in the 1977 movie , the first installement in the original trilogy of " Star Wars " . It was worn by Princess Leia , played by actress Carrie Fisher , during the closing scene of the film . The name of the necklace was never spoken on - screen , but was referred to as " chalcedony waves " on page 219 of the . That name was later confirmed to be canon in the fourth issue of the Marvel comic book series " " . The piece of jewelry that was used in " A New Hope " was designed by Björn Weckström of Lapponia Jewelry , one of the most notorious jewelry designers in . In spring 1976 , the secretary of " Star Wars " creator George Lucas contacted Weckström , requesting a piece of silver jewelry to feature in a movie the name of which could not be revealed at that point . That piece of jewelry was to appear in a scene that was due to be filmed within six weeks . The project seemed interesting to Weckström , who accepted the assignment . As Weckström had started to design a new piece , he was told there had been a change in the filming sequence of the scenes , and the jewelry would be needed in a week ' s time . Since Weckström was unable to finish his design work on such short notice , it was decided that Princess Leia ' s jewels would be bought from Lapponia ' s products that were available in London , where Lucas ' movie was being filmed . Consequently , Lucas ' agents acquired a necklace and a bracelet from a Lapponia retailer on Bond Street , London . The chosen pieces were the " Planetoid Valleys " necklace and " Darina ' s Bracelet , " which were part of the " Space Silver " collection Weckström had designed in 1969 . Those silver pieces were inspired by the Finnish winter landscape with its frozen lake surfaces . The designer was later notified that Lucas thought his jewelry was fantastic , but still did not know in which movie it would be displayed . Eventually , " A New Hope " was released in May 1977 , although it only premiered in Finland on December 16 . Having seen one of the first screenings of the movie in Finland , a friend of Weckström ' s recognized his jewelry in the final scene of the movie . Shortly thereafter , Weckström himself went to see the movie , and was impressed to see his own work on the big screen . Thanks to its appearance at the end of " A New Hope " , " Planetoid Valleys " became the all - time most well - known piece in the Lapponia Jewelry collection . As of 2015 , both " Planetoid Valleys " and " Darina ' s Bracelet " are still part of Lapponia ' s catalogue .