Description
Patrick has spent recent weeks testing this hypoallergenic gray metal, niobium, running precise electric currents through it to coax out color. For this pendant, Patrick was aiming to create a color shift from turquoise blue to green to mirror the colors in the tourmaline, then he added yellow sapphires for contrast.
What you’re seeing isn’t paint or dye, it’s a durable oxide layer, formed by the current itself, that reflects certain wavelengths of light back to your eye. Same principle as a butterfly wing: no pigment, just structure catching the light.
long bar cut green tourmaline: 1 @ 3.21ct (23.6mm x 4.5mm)
round yellow sapphires: 3 @ 0.08ct (1.8mm)
niobium anodized (turquoise blue and green color shift)
measures: approximately 1.5 in long
price does not include chain. please call or text for chain suggestions. 919-286-2990
goldsmith: Patrick King
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