Two Skies
Scottish Ardownie 1.75ct Chalcedony Sterling Silver Pendant
Scottish Ardownie 1.75ct Chalcedony Sterling Silver Pendant
This gemstone pendant showcases a Scottish Ardownie 1.75ct chalcedony set in a beaded bezel setting crafted from hand panned Scottish gold. The pendant also features Celtic motive around the chalcedony set in sterling silver and hand panned gold with an oxidised background, along with a trinity knot on the bale for added detail.
It is stamped with ALBA, indicating the origin of the gold as Scottish and accompanied by a silver stamp of 925. It also bears our company logo as a mark of pride and authenticity.
Size & Measurements:
Chalcedony measures approximately 11x7mm and the pendant measures approximately 34mm including bail.
Presentation:
Pendant comes with a complimentary 18" gold plated chain. It comes beautifully presented in a hand-crafted Two Skies-branded wooden gift box. It is accompanied by a Scottish gold certificate of authenticity, plus Scottish gold and gem information booklets.
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Additional Info
Additional Info
Scottish Chalcedony
Our Chalcedony is sourced from Ardownie in Dundee. A gem traditionally esteemed by Scottish jewellers , this delicately clouded variety of Agate formed throughout the country's ancient lava flows. Popular in Victorian jewellery, particularly in Scotland, where they were cut, faceted and set into 'pebble jewellery', which are fast becoming collector's items.
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.
Scottish Gold
We work with a very small team of dedicated Gold Prospectors here in Scotland, in keeping with our low impact and ethical practices ethos. It's important to us that none of the people we work with source their gold using environmentally destructive methods, such as commercial gold mining.
Our Scottish Gold has been laboratory tested to verify a purity of approximately 18 carats. We hallmark at 14ct as it is the lowest we can legitimately stamp our gold - in reality, a single tiny Scottish Gold flake can vary from 14ct up to 22ct over its structure.
We prefer to leave our gold as is - we never add non-Scottish Gold to bring up the 'carat count', and our Scottish Gold is also completely natural - no toxic chemicals have been added to bring the gold to a specific purity.
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