A hinged bail is only as versatile as its opening allows. The interior dimension when fully open is the ceiling for chain compatibility, which means the bail's size quietly determines which chains are accepted.
A Storied Heritage
Before large deposits were discovered in Brazil and Uruguay in the 19th century, amethyst was as rare as ruby and emerald: present only in royal and ecclesiastical jewelry, priced accordingly, with none of the broad availability that changed its market position entirely. The historical prestige is real; the supply changed, the history didn't.
Expertise & Authority
Ross-Simons can speak to jewelry value credibly because it has served customers across every price point for more than seventy years. That perspective is genuinely hard to replicate.