Some opal jewelry is made on a production line and the quality of the opal in the type of jewelry is usually not the best quality out there.
When it comes to custom opal jewelry the quality is usually better quality because each opal piece is hand made by custom jewelers. Each opal is individually chosen by the buyer and an approximate design is envisaged by the beholder. It is then drawn down on paper to show the manufacturing jeweler and then they will say if it is possible or not. A custom piece of jewelry is a more costly way to go about buying jewelry but the quality since it is handmade is or can be far better. The time and effort it takes to hand make jewelry is much greater than a cast piece.
Custom opal jewelry is a type of jewelry that needs an experienced jeweler to make, create and set an opal without breaking the stone, since the hardness of opal is not like a sapphire or a diamond. this is why opal is cut with a cabochon. The setting of an opal is the most critical part of opal jewelry making.
When you are not wearing your opal jewewlry make sure you store it in a safe place with cloth or soft tissue so it won't get scratched by anything rough. Opal loves water since it was created in water. so washing the opal is no problem,
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