Elato Rope Ring
Gold-plated 925 silver · and 1 more finish
from €54Cubic zirconia 4 mm · Handmade in Metsovo
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Mazi means together. Two slim bands with brushed lines split apart and meet again at the front, where they hold two square cubic zirconia stones side by side, one clear and one green, each in its own four-claw setting. It is a ring about two things that belong together, which makes it a lovely gift between friends, sisters or partners. A closed band in EU sizes 48 to 58, slim enough to stack with the Elato and the Vryo, as in our photographs.
925 silver is 92.5% pure silver, alloyed with other metals for strength. Gold-plated means a thin layer of gold covers its surface, giving the warm yellow colour for a fraction of the price of solid gold. Because the layer is thin, it wears with time and friction, fastest where a piece rubs: the inside of a ring, a clasp, the back of an earring. Perfume, sweat, chlorine and salt water wear it faster. When the silver starts to show, the piece can be plated again. [PLACEHOLDER: owner to state the thickness and caratage of the gold layer, and whether the shop re-plates, and at what cost.]
925 sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver; the rest is other metals, which make it hard enough to wear. It has the bright, cool white of silver all the way through, so there is no layer to wear away. Over time it darkens in air and on contact with some foods, rubber and cosmetics; this is tarnish, a surface film that a silver polishing cloth removes. Wear it often and keep it in a closed pouch, and it stays bright. [PLACEHOLDER: owner to confirm whether silver pieces are left natural or rhodium-plated.]
Cubic zirconia, sold in Greece as «ζιργκόν», is a crystal made in a laboratory and cut with many facets so that it throws back the light. It gives real sparkle at an everyday price. It is hard-wearing but can be scratched by harder materials, so store pieces apart.
Cubic zirconia in a deep green, the colour of pine needles. Our rings set it in small stones that read as dots of colour against the metal.
Square stones have exposed corners: take the ring off before anything that could knock it, and check the claws now and then.
You have 14 days from receipt to withdraw, no reason needed, and 14 days from telling us to send the piece back. Engraved pieces and those made to your specifications are the exception. [PLACEHOLDER: to be reviewed by a lawyer.]
Gold-plated 925 silver · and 1 more finish
from €54