The ring at all times was considered the best decoration of a woman. No matter how the fashion changed, it always remained a popular and fashionable accessory. Today, fashion trends represent the current trend - a ring with amber.
Features
Amber is a stone of organic origin with different shades and degree of transparency. It is called a frozen tear, a bright star, a solar stone. It is a petrified resin of coniferous trees, its age is tens of millions of years.
From ancient times, the most valuable stone was considered the one in which insects fell, small leaves and twigs. Amber has a mummifying property, retaining in its original form that which fell into it many years ago. The cost of a large stone with a beetle, dragonfly, or other insect on the international market comes to 20 thousand dollars.
Magical properties are attributed to this gem, it was a magical talisman of shamans participating in magical rituals. At the same time, it becomes an ornament of magical objects, gradually turning into a fashion accessory. In the process of grinding and processing a special coating, it acquires a beautiful appearance.
Amber ring is popular because of its healing properties:
- amber relieves headache;
- relieves colds and viral diseases;
- improves metabolism;
- normalizes the heart;
- treats skin infections;
- stimulates the nervous system;
- eliminates inflammation;
- burning stone smoke helps to deal with ear and eye pain;
- helps to recuperate.
Amber is considered to be a symbol of happiness and health, therefore such decorations are very popular among women.
The magical properties are also attributed to the amber ring:
- it is believed that it protects against the evil eye and damage;
- gives the owner a sense of self-confidence;
- attracts the attention of the opposite sex.
Such rings are not intended for a wedding or wedding.
Colour
The tint of amber is different. The classic stone color is honey yellow. Depending on the place of origin, the tone can be colorless, black, red, fiery, orange. The most beautiful shades are green and blue.
The color of the stone depends on blotches of different origin: the minerals give a silvery sheen, the algae a greenish tone, the air bubbles lighten the color. Blue amber is obtained from locust bean resin, it is very labor-intensive in processing, so this ring is very expensive.
More often stones from yellow to brown shades become accent of rings. Rarely a stone can even be silver. Green-colored amber is considered rare, descended from the resin of trees growing in marshland. Even less often you can see the bright, saturated green color, which is obtained from the fossilized resin of a rare plant Pinus Sccinieferra.
Today, experienced jewelers can enhance the brightness of shades of stone. Such a ring resembles an accessory with carnelian, but amber is more transparent and noble.
Varieties
Amber is friendly with all metals. The most beautiful and aristocratic models are jewelry in gold, platinum and silver frames.
Today the choice of jewelry is so great that it satisfies the most demanding preferences. Framing can be solid, consisting of a combination of metal of different shades. Today, relevant combinations of white and red gold.
Fashionable models have original and intricate design. With skillful choice, you can choose different options for a particular case or a universal model that fits any style and image.
Today massive fashion is in fashion. Beautiful rings with a large amber in a lace frame are the masterpieces of jewelry and the best decoration of a woman.
The ring with three stones of different shades: green, orange and dull honey in a gold frame looks unusual. No less original is the decoration of 925 gold plated silver with five triangular stones. The combination of yellow, red and dark green shades makes the accessory bright and showy. The intricate design is not similar to the usual design and makes the ring unique.
Rings with multi-colored amber come in very different shapes. These are simple abstract compositions, geometric shapes, beads, flower petals, realistic flowers.
The ring with fiery amber in the form of a blooming rose looks beautiful. Jewelers design is the most diverse. Sometimes it is a monolithic decoration, made in the style of minimalism without patterns and embossed embossments. For the women's ring use yellow gold 583, red 585, white 750 samples and silver 875, 925 samples.
One of the metals, perfectly combined with amber, is blackened silver. It takes on a black tint when sulfur is added and oxidized. Any color of amber is combined with such metal. It will look beautiful and aristocratic.
The amber beads look original in the frame. When grinding they become more transparent and play in the sun. Fiery crimson beads look good in a frame of yellow gold.
Designer rings with amber have the most bizarre shapes. Often they are made according to individual sketches to order.
Fashion trends
Massive models with large amber are ideal for special and special occasions. Such a ring can be worn to a luxurious evening dress or an elegant suit, complementing the set with a hat or neat hoop.
A massive ring with green amber will also look good. You can wear it to go to the theater, to the art gallery, to the exhibition, to the restaurant.
If you plan to buy a stone in a frame of yellow gold, it is better to buy a product with a stone of a similar shade or a tone darker. It looks good with yellow gold, red and green amber. Choosing jewelry silver jewelry or an accessory from platinum, you can stop the choice on the contrasting inserts of the gem.
How to distinguish a fake?
Unfortunately, fakes today are not uncommon. This is especially true of jewelry. Only an experienced jeweler can visually determine the authenticity of a stone.
However, knowing the unique physical properties of amber, any customer can verify them:
- Natural amber with friction or burning emits a weak resinous aroma. Synthetic differs acrid chemical smell.
- With friction, amber becomes negatively charged and attracts small pieces of paper.
- The color of natural stone is uniform, there are no multiple inclusions of air bubbles.
- When scratching a real gem crumbles into small fragments.
- When the UV lamp is on, the real gem luminesces with a bluish glow.
- You can drop a drop of acetone or alcohol on the stone: if it became sticky, then it dug, but not amber.
- In addition, the copal will not see the scratches from the copper needle, but amber is better to protect from it.
Care
Amber ring is afraid of temperature changes. This decoration is best kept at room temperature away from heating appliances.
The stone is fragile and can crumble when hit hard, therefore it is necessary to handle it carefully. Do not scratch, drop or throw the ring.
If the product is contaminated, rinse it with warm running water. In case of severe contamination, you can immerse the ring for a couple of minutes in liquid ammonia or saline solution, and then rinse with running water.