Round Opal Cabochon Bezel Ring

Simple and sure, a round opal cabochon sits inside a full bezel that shields its edge and lets the top dome shine. Under that dome the play-of-color rolls through blues and greens, a spectral flash that shifts with the light. Made for the right hand, easy to live in day to day. The center runs 0.71 to 2.27 carat, lab-created or natural opal, both solid with genuine play-of-color; lab-created is brighter and kinder on price, natural is mined and singular. White, black, pink, or Ethiopian opal are offered. Some natural Ethiopian opal is hydrophane and can briefly take on water and go cloudy, so keep it dry. Opal is delicate at 5.5 to 6.5 Mohs, so no ultrasonic or steam. Choose metal, carat, and stone type, set and sized to order.

Shown complete with a real Round solid opal center from 0.71 to 2.27 carat, your choice of a lab-created or natural solid opal, from $1,289 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. Some of our natural opals are hydrophane (Ethiopian) opal, which can temporarily absorb water and cloud, so keep it dry and let it rest after any contact with water. 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.

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.