Smoky quartz gets its brown-to-grey color from natural irradiation over geological time. Displaced electrons create color centers in the lattice, and the result is a naturally smoky transparency that requires no treatment.
Made With Purpose
The fabrication method behind a heart pendant affects what the finished piece looks and feels like: die-stamped forms are precise and consistent, hand-formed wire pieces carry the slight variation of handcraft, and cast hearts allow depth and surface texture that flat techniques cannot produce, the method being a useful indicator of the production context and the piece's intended price point and character.
Expertise & Authority
Ross-Simons has expert buyers with long-established connections to jewelry makers and suppliers around the world. What that means for the customer: access to quality and variety that takes decades to develop.