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All about Opal JewelryOpal Watches
Opal watches have been a large part of the opal jewelry market in Australia and the world. The watch faces are made from opal that has been thinly sliced to be situated under the hands of the watch. Cartier was one of the most popular watch brands that was massive in the early days of the opal watch revolution…
Silver Opal Jewelry
Silver opal Jewelry is the most common type of opal jewelry because of the lesser value that silver can cost. The silver and opal however is a great mix because the silver has only a white color or shade in it, giving the opal the chance to stand out of the piece of jewelry. Opal always looks best when set into a bland setting because the opal has so much life in it.
Blue Opal Jewelry
Blue opals are a magnificent and undervalued type of opal. Blue opal jewelry is more rare than most other types of opal jewelry. And if you buy a blue opal you will be more individual than most people in the world. Blue opals come from Lightning Ridge and are mostly formed as black opal. They can form in nobby and seam opal…
Opal Cabochons
The dome or top on most opals is called a cabochon. The opal cabochon is cut by the lapidist and is rounded on the lapidary equipment. The machinery is specifically made and engineered to rounding and polishing an opal or silica. The fine abrasives give the opal a high polish that not many other gemstones will display. Most gemstones are faceted and are cut on totally different machines…
Inlay Opal Jewelry
Inlay Opal jewelry has been a popular type of opal jewelry that has grown around the world in the past 10 years. Opal inlay jewelry is a unique type of opal jewelry like no other. The opal is inset into the gold or silver to give a smooth surface on the jewelry piece. The opal is treated very similar to doublet opal to make a crystal opal look black…
Opal Pendants
An amazing centerpiece on a person’s décolletage is an opal pendant. Opal pendants usually have large opals in them as the centerpiece. Black opal is the most prestigious type of opal to set into an opal pendant. The pendant can be made on a choker chain or a neclace. Choker chains look great with a large opal on it..
Opal bracelet
Opal bracelets are quite rare to find with all opal matching the same color and pattern. If the opal bracelet has many opals set in it. The work involved in manufacturing such a piece takes time and patients. Opal bracelets can be made from inlay opal or opal solids…
Opal Care
Opal should be treated carefully. The best way to clean your opal is with a soft clean cloth to rub the grease and grime off the opal. Opal should be set so the top of the stone is safe from being scratched. You should always be mindful of scraping the opal along walls or anything that could scratch the stone. Opal should be stored in a soft cloth or jewelry box when it is not being worn. When wearing your opal care should be taken.
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