Blue Topaz Ring – Varying Shades by Michou
Sterling Silver and 22 karat yellow gold vermeil ring by Michou. The ring is wide with bezel set, varying shades of blue topaz. (Sky, London and Baby Blue).The silver is plated with anti-tarnish material.
Blue Topaz Ring
$300.00
Description
Blue Topaz Ring – Varying Shades by Michou
Sterling Silver and 22 karat yellow gold vermeil ring by Michou. The ring is wide with bezel set, and varying shades of blue topaz. (Sky, London, and Baby Blue). The silver is plated with anti-tarnish material.
Rings are available in sizes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (no half sizes)
The yellow is vermeil (pronounced ver-may) or washed in gold. Vermeil is material that is composed of a thick layer of gold over solid sterling silver. While industry standards dictate that the gold portion must be 10 karats or above and 2 microns thick for a piece to be considered vermeil in the U.S., Michou uses 22 karat gold that is 3 or more microns thick.
Blue, once the rarest color of topaz, is now the most common, due to an enhancement process that turns colorless topaz blue. After the raw topaz is extracted from the earth and cut, it is irradiated to brown and then heated to sky blue. This enhancement process is permanent.
