Montana sapphire stud earrings in sterling silver. These earrings have a highly unusual shifting blue-grey-green color range. Fine jewelry quality sapphires and solid, eco-friendly recycled silver give you hypoallergenic beauty that will last. Small stud earrings featuring quality, genuine gemstones.
These American gems are mined in Montana and are genuine sapphire.
SHIPPING:
Please allow an average of 1-2 weeks, occasionally 3, for your item to be created before shipping. Most of my jewelry is made to order, and I am honored have a fairly high order volume. Good things come to those who wait!
SIZE IT UP:
This is my small 4mm size; please take a look at the modeled photo for an idea of how big they are in "real life". Exact size may vary +/- .20mm. More modeled photos at http://www.distinctionjewelry.com/info/lookbook
METAL:
Made with solid sterling silver. The silver I use is eco-friendly recycled metal from a US refinery.
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Montana Sapphire
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Made with American gems, collected from the gravel bars and creek beds of Montana. They are genuine, corundum sapphire and one of my best selling gems. Most Montana sapphires are light shades of blue-green-grey, with occasional pinks, yellows, whites, and deeper blues. They have been heated to enhance the color and clarity of the gems.
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Quality and Comfort
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After I got my ears pierced, I went on a buying spree and purchased a ton of cute sparkly little post earrings. About six years later, only two pairs remain. What happened to all the others? They fell apart, peeled, turned green, and suffered other unattractive fates. Glues, plated metals, fake crystal “stones,” cheap enamels….they all degrade sooner rather than later.
Now that I make my own jewelry, I have decided to make stud earrings that are beautiful, high quality, and will stand the test of time. They cost a little more, but they’ll outlast 10 pairs of cheapies.
Given the high price of gold in the current market, it's tempting to cut costs by using lightweight settings, but I've opted to use heavier, durable gold settings that will last. These are sturdy settings, not flimsy “snap-in” settings which hold the stones in prongs so thin you can literally bend them with your fingernail. Nor are they the widely sold "promotional weight" earrings or glued-in cabochons. The backs are solid 14k gold, not gold-filled, rubber, or plated.
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Genuine Gemstones
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I use only genuine gemstones, verified in my in-house gem lab. Samples are also sent to an independent Graduate Gemologist for review. I buy carefully to ensure ethically sourced gems, usually supporting very small businesses like my own.
Part of the thrill of a beautiful piece of jewelry is looking at the gem and marveling at the beauty produced by nature. Why waste your money on imitation gemstones when you can enjoy the beauty of the real thing?
I can also special order gemstones and diamonds if you don’t see what you are looking for.
AGTA treatment code: H - heated
Gems are individual pieces of nature's art and have minor variation in pattern, color, size, and shape. The actual stones may vary slightly from the picture, because unlike synthetic gems few of them are exactly alike. I do promise you'll be happy with the gemstones you receive, and accept exchanges as well as notes with special requests like "Prefer darker green over lighter" which I will do my best to match within my stock of gems.
These American gems are mined in Montana and are genuine sapphire.
SHIPPING:
Please allow an average of 1-2 weeks, occasionally 3, for your item to be created before shipping. Most of my jewelry is made to order, and I am honored have a fairly high order volume. Good things come to those who wait!
SIZE IT UP:
This is my small 4mm size; please take a look at the modeled photo for an idea of how big they are in "real life". Exact size may vary +/- .20mm. More modeled photos at http://www.distinctionjewelry.com/info/lookbook
METAL:
Made with solid sterling silver. The silver I use is eco-friendly recycled metal from a US refinery.
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Montana Sapphire
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Made with American gems, collected from the gravel bars and creek beds of Montana. They are genuine, corundum sapphire and one of my best selling gems. Most Montana sapphires are light shades of blue-green-grey, with occasional pinks, yellows, whites, and deeper blues. They have been heated to enhance the color and clarity of the gems.
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Quality and Comfort
—————————————
After I got my ears pierced, I went on a buying spree and purchased a ton of cute sparkly little post earrings. About six years later, only two pairs remain. What happened to all the others? They fell apart, peeled, turned green, and suffered other unattractive fates. Glues, plated metals, fake crystal “stones,” cheap enamels….they all degrade sooner rather than later.
Now that I make my own jewelry, I have decided to make stud earrings that are beautiful, high quality, and will stand the test of time. They cost a little more, but they’ll outlast 10 pairs of cheapies.
Given the high price of gold in the current market, it's tempting to cut costs by using lightweight settings, but I've opted to use heavier, durable gold settings that will last. These are sturdy settings, not flimsy “snap-in” settings which hold the stones in prongs so thin you can literally bend them with your fingernail. Nor are they the widely sold "promotional weight" earrings or glued-in cabochons. The backs are solid 14k gold, not gold-filled, rubber, or plated.
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Genuine Gemstones
—————————————
I use only genuine gemstones, verified in my in-house gem lab. Samples are also sent to an independent Graduate Gemologist for review. I buy carefully to ensure ethically sourced gems, usually supporting very small businesses like my own.
Part of the thrill of a beautiful piece of jewelry is looking at the gem and marveling at the beauty produced by nature. Why waste your money on imitation gemstones when you can enjoy the beauty of the real thing?
I can also special order gemstones and diamonds if you don’t see what you are looking for.
AGTA treatment code: H - heated
Gems are individual pieces of nature's art and have minor variation in pattern, color, size, and shape. The actual stones may vary slightly from the picture, because unlike synthetic gems few of them are exactly alike. I do promise you'll be happy with the gemstones you receive, and accept exchanges as well as notes with special requests like "Prefer darker green over lighter" which I will do my best to match within my stock of gems.
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