This listing is for a custom Number Eight Turquoise ring, handcrafted just for you.
To place an order, simply select your favourite piece of Turquoise and your ring size from the drop-down menus. I’ll then use the details from your purchase to create your very own made-to-order ring. Like all my work, each piece is individually handcrafted using recycled silver, cruelty-free materials, ethically sourced gemstones, and environmentally conscious methods.
♥ Handcrafted:
• Made to order by hand in Melbourne, Australia
• Crafted entirely from scratch, without machinery or ring moulds
• Created using traditional metalsmithing techniques (hammers, fire, anvil, etc.)
♥ Ring Features:
• Genuine Number Eight Turquoise, ethically sourced from the Number Eight Mine in Nevada, USA
• 11-gauge (2.5mm approx.) 925 sterling silver ring band
• Thick 925 sterling silver backing
• 999 fine silver bezel surrounding the stone
• Polished to a high shine
• Nickel-free silver
♥ Uniqueness:
• All silver used is recycled
• Every stone is handpicked and ethically sourced
• No chemicals are used in the creating process
• Each ring is made with deep respect and love for the Earth
♥ Things to Keep in Mind:
• Please allow 3–5 business days for creation, as each ring is made to order
• The completed rings in the listing photos are a guide. Every gemstone varies slightly in shape, height and size, so your finished piece will be truly one of a kind
• Stones will be set in the orientation they appear on my fingers in the photos. If you’d prefer a horizontal setting, just leave a note at checkout and I’ll be happy to accommodate
• If you’d like to see the rings I make to order each day, feel free to tune into my Instagram Stories at www.instagram.com/GemAndTonik. I share videos of every piece before it heads off to its forever home :)
Stone Measurements:
- Stone 1: 15mm x 9.5mm approx.
- Stone 2: 17.5mm x 9.5mm approx.
- Stone 3: 14mm x 9mm approx.
- Stone 4: 13mm x 9.5mm approx.
- Stone 5: 15mm x 9mm approx.
- Stone 6: 20mm x 11mm approx.
- Stone 7: 12.5mm x 10.5mm approx.
- Stone 8: 17mm x 9mm approx.
- Stone 9: 16mm x 13.5mm approx.
- Stone 10: 22.5mm x 15mm approx.
- Stone 11: 14.5mm x 11mm approx.
- Stone 12: 16mm x 8mm approx.
- Stone 13: 16.5mm x 11.5mm approx.
- Stone 14: 19.5mm x 17mm approx.
💎 NUMBER 8 TURQUOISE LORE:
Turquoise is one of the oldest known gemstones in human history, a talisman cherished by kings, shamans, and warriors for its protective and spiritual properties. Across ancient civilizations, including the Egyptians, Persians, Chinese, Aztecs, and Native North Americans, Turquoise was revered as a stone of power, luck, and sacred adornment.
Wearing Turquoise is said to offer strength and protection from harm, while encouraging psychic sensitivity, honest communication, and good fortune. It’s also regarded as a symbol of friendship, a companion stone for travelers, and a bringer of peace to the home.
Number 8 Turquoise comes from the Lynn Mining District in Eureka County, Nevada, and is prized for its vibrant powder-blue hue contrasted with intricate spiderweb matrix patterns of black, golden red, or rich brown. The mine itself has long since closed, making this particular variety of Turquoise both rare and highly collectible, a beautiful piece of American gem history now only found in old stock collections.
