NEO BRACELET: YELLOW TIGER EYE

Black Diamond

Formed 2.6 billion years ago –– Black Diamonds are believed to have arrived on Earth aboard a kilometre-wide asteroid. Found only in Brazil and Western Africa, the impact would have coincided with a time when these areas were joined together as part of a ‘Supercontinent’ which accounts for their current distribution. Of note, these extraterrestrial gems are the hardest of all Diamonds.

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver is an alloy containing 92.5% of silver and 7.5% of copper. Silversmiths created this alloy to give pure silver extra strength and durability.

This lustrous precious metal exhibits the highest conductivity, thermal and reflectivity of any metal. Intrinsically linked with status and wealth – 

The words “silver” and “money” are interchangeable in many languages including French where “argent” means both money and silver.

YELLOW TIGER EYE

Yellow Tiger’s Eye is a quartz gemstone, usually amber to brown in colour with shimmering bands of golden highlights. It forms when fibres of the mineral crocidolite are replaced by silica. Like the sheen seen in silk, light reflecting off the golden quartz fibres produces a unique Chatoyancy known as ‘Tiger’s-Eye’. 

Holding a special attraction since antiquity –– this stone was thought to give men courage, integrity, and power. Legend has it that Roman soldiers wore the gem into battle to help deflect weapons owing to its optical reflectance properties.