The cocktail ring rose to prominence in Prohibition-era America, its scale and presence a form of social defiance during a period when public celebration was technically illegal.
Stone Story
Most opal shows its color play at the surface. Crystal opal does something else. Its transparency allows light to pass through the body of the stone, so the play-of-color has depth. The effect reads as glowing from within, a different optical experience that even fine opaque opal doesn't produce.
Expertise & Authority
Long-established connections to jewelry makers and suppliers around the world means Ross-Simons' expert buyers can evaluate material at the source. Different workshops, different forming traditions, different finishing standards. The variety in the collection is a direct result of that access.