pearl (tahitian) – pebbles band
Tahitian pearl in a large teardrop shape in a bezel setting. The pebbles design band is wide enough to support this large stone – but the open spaces allow the finger to breathe, for extra comfort.
Ring size 9.75
Ring is 2.5 cm wide at the front and 0.8 cm wide at the back.
The weight is 15.3 grams.
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The pebbles designs are inspired by our favourite beaches – on the east shores of the Kootenay Lake. It always makes me happy making these designs.
To make the Pebbles design rings I start by laying out the larger sized silver ‘pebbles’ and fusing them together. Then, while the silver is still hot, I lay out a second layer of smaller silver rings – and fuse again. After I clean the silver and check the design, I often go back and add one more layer of silver rings – just to make sure the design is perfect.
Then I make a bezel to perfectly fit the gemstone. Next I flatten the top of the band to seat the bezel. Now that everything fits perfectly together I can carefully solder the bezel to the band.
Lots of cleaning and polishing and baking – Argentium has the extra step of heating the silver to set the Germanium and make the silver whiter and slower to tarnish than Sterling silver – and the stone can be set.
Argentium Silver is a high quality silver with a silver content of 94% (Sterling is 92.5%). It has the unique feature of having a small amount of Germanium added. Argentium Silver is whiter, harder and slower to tarnish. And it is always nickel-free.
