Two Skies
Easdale Gold Sterling Silver Ring
Easdale Gold Sterling Silver Ring
A real wee piece of Scotland - native Pyrite, which forms in amazing cube shapes, embedded in the slate rock of the Scottish island of Easdale. We've taken this fascinating natural material and through our cutting and polishing processes, have produced a native 'gemstone' which has been crafted by our skilled silversmith into this truly unique and unusual ring.
This sterling silver ring is set with a fascinating and unique Easdale Gold cabochon, which measures approximately 14x9mm. This stunning ring can cleverly span ring sizes O-S (UK) or 7¼-9¼ (US). Width of band is approximately 3mm wide. Comes with a Two Skies presentation box or tartan pouch, and colourful 'Easdale Gold' pamphlet.
As setting adjustable rings can sometimes be a delicate procedure, we are happy to set the size for you before we sent it out to you - just let us know in the 'free gift message' field.
RESIZING ADJUSTABLE RINGS
It is quite easy to change the size of the ring yourself as long as you go slowly and are careful, manipulating the inner area of the band with warm fingers, rather than pulling at the end sections – this will help keep a round shape too. This ring will span quite a few sizes without compromising the original design concept. Once set, it is advisable not to resize again, as silver is quite soft and can become brittle and snap if bent too frequently.
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Additional Info
Additional Info
Easdale Gold
Easdale is the smallest permanently inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides and is known as 'the island that roofed the world' due to the large amount of slate that was once quarried there and put to use as tiles. Adam visited in spring 2015 with a BBC camera crew to gather our raw material. The beautiful cubic pyrite that is naturally dotted throughout certain areas of slate caused it to be rejected by the quarrymen, who knew that it wouldn't make good roofing material - doesn't it look spectacular as jewellery though?
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Sterling Silver (925%)
Why do silversmiths use 925%? Measured in parts per thousand, pure silver (999%) is too soft so silversmiths mix it with other metals to make it it harder. The purer the metal, the higher the polish, but it is a lot softer (thus less durable). The harder the metal is, the more hard wearing the jewellery is, but it will also tarnish easier as it has less silver content. Therefore, the silver industry set a standard percentage content for fine silver (925); what we know as "sterling silver". At Two Skies our silversmiths use 925 (sterling) silver for ring shafts and moving parts, and a very high 950% on our stones settings, which enables us to get a strong jewellery item with a beautiful and secure stone setting, without any gluing. Each piece of our jewellery is hand stamped with our Two Skies Hallmark alongside the recognised industry 925 Hallmark.
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Returns & Refund Policy
Relax - you can shop with confidence at Two Skies. If you change your mind, simply get in touch to let us know you want to return one or all of your items within 7 days of receiving your order, and we'll get a replacement/refund arranged - no quibbles!
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