Solid 22K GOLD RING with SOUTH SEA KESHI PEARL Size 5½

SOLID 22K GOLD RING with a GENUINE SOUTH SEA KESHI PEARL ~  FINE BALI GRANULATION WORK

Item #

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120 0121 1

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Type of ring

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Solid 22K Yellow Gold ring with a genuine South Sea Keshi Pearl

Amount

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One (1) ring

Total weight

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7.1 grams

Gold weight

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3.308 grams

Pearl weight

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1.45 grams = 7.25 ct.

Ring size

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US ring size 5 ½      * To check your correct ring size look at our custom link:  GUIDES *

Ring band width

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Back: ca. 4.02 mm

Top: ca. 9.15 mm

Type / Style

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Antique / traditional style with extremely fine Bali granulation technique

Gold work Origin

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Handmade in Bali (Indonesia) by our in-house master goldsmith

Type of pearl

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South Sea Keshi pearl

Shape

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Baroque shapes Keshi

Nacre

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Fully nacre

Color of pearl

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White body

Overtone color

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A stunning highly lustrous very light silvery glow

Surface

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Clean baroque

Luster

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Excellent

Quality

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AA+ to AAA              * To read more about pearls look at our custom link:  GUIDES *

Origin of pearl

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Maluku Islands (Moluccan) / Indonesia

Treatment of pearl

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None ~ 100 % organic saltwater cultured pearl and natural color

Definition GRANULATION

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Old-world goldsmithing brings the past into the present with detailed surface decoration that suits antique and contemporary designs

Granulation, the art of creating a surface pattern on jewelry with tiny gold balls, dates back to the third millennium BC. The technique, invented in the Eastern Mediterranean and Egypt and later refined by Etruscan goldsmiths, looks as fresh and inventive today as it must have then.

The process begins when wire is cut into short lengths and melted into round granules that are placed on the jewelry in the desired pattern. They’re held in place with temporary “glue” made from plant sap. In the best examples, the balls are attached permanently with heating (which evaporates the glue), not soldering. But it’s a difficult process because the temperature has to be hot enough to fuse the gold ball to the surface, but not enough to melt the ball into an amorphous puddle.

Granulation involves only high-karat gold. The purer the material, the easier it will be to achieve the fusion required for granulation.

People are instantly attracted to granulation because of the connection to ancient cultures.

They also react strongly to a pattern created with the rich color of high-karat gold. The high karat gold granulation is the same color as the pure gold bar from which it’s made.

Colored gemstones look particularly enticing in granulated jewelry because the rich colors complement each other.

Definition of KESHI Pearl

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A Keshi is a pearl with out a nucleus formed by accident as a by-product of a pearl culturing operation.

Keshi pearls are formed when the oyster rejects and spits out the implanted nucleus before the culturing process is complete, or the implanted mantle tissue fractures and forms separate pearl sacs without nuclei. These pearl sacs eventually produce pearls without a nucleus.

Because the oyster has expelled the implanted nucleus of the pearl, the resulting Keshi pearl is 100% nacre. This gives it an especially lustrous and shimmering surface quality. Most Keshi, in fact, have a greater luster than even the highest quality cultured pearls.

The fact that Keshi pearls are solid nacre does not, however, give them the classification of natural pearls. This is because Keshi are a bi-product of the culturing process, and not a natural occurrence.

Keshi pearls, especially Tahitian and South Sea Keshi, were once quite the bargain, yet beautiful and unique pieces. Today, Keshi pearls are much rarer. This is because Tahitian and South Sea pearl farms are now x-raying oysters to determine whether or not the nucleus has been expelled. When a nucleus-free oyster is found they are then re-nucleated before a Keshi has time to form. This practice has made Keshi pearls much more of a rare find than they once used to be. The word Keshi means "poppy seed" in Japanese, and these pearls are often also referred to as "poppy seed pearls."

Remarks

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The design of this 22K Gold Bali granulation ring was inspired by ancient cultures.

The intricate 22K Gold granulation work showcases the skill of our Balinese in-house master goldsmith.

This ring is hallmark-stamped 22K.

We place each individual jewelry creation in a handmade pouch. 

Your treasure will arrive in a beautiful package and we would like you to open your jewelry with complete joy. 

Don’t miss the opportunity to own this breathtaking solid 22K Gold & Pearl Ring!  

All photos are taken from the actual item.