Oval Opal Bezel-Set Ring
- Free insured shipping on every order
- Free 2-day express over $250
- 30-day returns
- Free lifetime warranty
Details
A full rim of metal folds over the girdle of an oval cabochon opal, and that bezel earns its place here: opal is soft, and a smooth wall guards the edge that likes to chip. Under the dome, play-of-color drifts across the stone, a shifting flash of spectral hues that no two viewings repeat. This is a right-hand piece, worn for the color and the color alone. The center runs 0.74 to 2.66 carat, lab-created or natural, both solid opal with true play-of-color; lab is brighter and gentler on price, natural is earth-mined and singular. White, black-body, or warm fire tones are available. Opal sits at 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale, the softest gem we sell, so keep it off ultrasonics and rough work. Choose metal, carat, and stone type, set and sized to order.
Shown complete with a real Oval solid opal center from 0.74 to 2.66 carat, your choice of a lab-created or natural solid opal, from $999 all-in. The price is the finished ring: setting, the opal center you choose, and the labor to set and size it. Opal is hydrated silica that flashes a shifting play-of-color, and it rates 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale, softer than amethyst at 7 and far softer than sapphire or diamond, so it wants a protective setting and a little everyday care. We set solid opal only, never a doublet or triplet, and never imitation or dyed opal, so the color you see is the whole stone. A lab-created opal is true silica with real play-of-color grown in a lab and priced lower; we never call it natural. These calibrated stones ship without an individual lab report. Want a larger or finer natural opal? Contact our concierge and we will quote it honestly.
- Free fully insured shipping
- Free 2-day express over $250
- 30-day returns
- Free first-year resizing
- Lifetime warranty on the setting
Specifications
Shipping & Returns
Every order ships via complimentary insured UPS Express, signature required on delivery. Ready-to-ship pieces leave us in 2–3 business days; made-to-order pieces in 5–10. Returns accepted within 30 days, and every piece carries our free lifetime warranty.
Questions
What is at the center? A real Oval solid opal, offered as lab-created or natural, from 0.74 to 2.66 carat. Choose the carat, stone type and metal on this page.
Is this an engagement ring or a fashion ring? This is a fashion ring, made for the right hand, a stack or a self-purchase rather than a proposal. Wear it however you like.
What is play-of-color? It is the flash of shifting spectral color that only opal shows, caused by microscopic silica spheres bending light. Every opal plays a little differently, so no two rings are exactly alike.
Is this a solid opal or a doublet or triplet? Every opal here is a solid, whole stone. A doublet glues a thin opal slice onto a dark backing and a triplet adds a clear cap on top; both are cheaper composites that can separate if they get wet. We do not sell them. If you ever hold a stone up and see a flat glue line at the side, that is a doublet or triplet, and ours never have one.
Lab-created or natural, what is the difference? Both are real opal with true play-of-color and the same chemistry. A lab-created opal is grown in a controlled environment, so it tends to be brighter and costs less; a natural opal is earth-mined and one of a kind. We price each honestly and never call a lab stone natural.
How durable is an opal ring? Opal is soft and a little delicate. It rates 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale, so it scratches and can chip more easily than harder gems. It is very wearable in a protective setting, but take it off for rough work, sports and cleaning, keep it away from ultrasonic and steam cleaners, and avoid prolonged heat or very dry air, which can dry an opal out. That is why every design here is a bezel, halo, cluster, three-stone or channel style that shields the stone.
Do you sell imitation opal? No. Every opal here is genuine solid opal, natural or lab-created, never glass, opalite or dyed material sold as opal. We screen for this before a stone is listed.
Does it come with a certificate? These calibrated stones ship without an individual lab report. We hand-select every one for lively play-of-color, and can source a finer or larger natural opal on request.
Is the price all-in? Yes. The price is the complete ring with the opal you select, set and sized to order.
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