A wide, hammered 14k yellow gold band with a hexagonal opalescent teal sapphire set into it in an organic, hand-formed bezel. The band has a soft matte finish, allowing the opalescent stone to really catch the eye.
Opalescent sapphires are some of my favorite stones. Instead of the crisp, glassy sparkle you expect from a sapphire, they have a soft, milky inner glow, almost like moonlight through mist. That glow comes from tiny needle-like inclusions called "silk" that scatter light inside the stone. Most sapphires are heated to dissolve the silk and make them clearer, but opalescent sapphires are usually left unheated to keep that dreamy haze.
I photographed this ring in several different kinds of light so you can see how its color and glow shift from one setting to the next.
The details
Stone: hex-shaped opalescent teal sapphire, 0.33 ct
Metal: 14k yellow gold, hammered with a matte finish
Width: 6mm
Size: currently a 9.25; choose your ring size when you add it to your cart and I'll size it to fit, free of charge
One of a kind: this exact ring is the only one
Handmade by KD in Arvada, Colorado.
A wide, hammered 14k yellow gold band with a hexagonal opalescent teal sapphire set into it in an organic, hand-formed bezel. The band has a soft matte finish, allowing the opalescent stone to really catch the eye.
Opalescent sapphires are some of my favorite stones. Instead of the crisp, glassy sparkle you expect from a sapphire, they have a soft, milky inner glow, almost like moonlight through mist. That glow comes from tiny needle-like inclusions called "silk" that scatter light inside the stone. Most sapphires are heated to dissolve the silk and make them clearer, but opalescent sapphires are usually left unheated to keep that dreamy haze.
I photographed this ring in several different kinds of light so you can see how its color and glow shift from one setting to the next.
The details
Stone: hex-shaped opalescent teal sapphire, 0.33 ct
Metal: 14k yellow gold, hammered with a matte finish
Width: 6mm
Size: currently a 9.25; choose your ring size when you add it to your cart and I'll size it to fit, free of charge
One of a kind: this exact ring is the only one
Handmade by KD in Arvada, Colorado.
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