Opal Doublet Pendant – Sterling Silver, 15×11mm, Green Pinfire

Pinfire is one of the most recognisable patterns in the opal world — small, closely packed points of colour that flash and shift as the stone moves. In this doublet, those points come through in green: bright, clean, and evenly distributed across a 15×11mm face. The bezel setting in sterling silver holds the stone flat against the skin and keeps the colour visible from straight on, while the rhodium-plated chain carries the look without competing with it. A piece like this sits quietly on a neckline until the light catches it, then it earns its keep.

About Opal Doublet

An opal doublet is a thin slice of natural Australian opal cemented to a dark backing — usually ironstone or black potch (the common opal that doesn't carry colour play). Doublets are a legitimate technique used in the opal trade for over a century: solid opal thick enough to cut as a whole stone is rare, so using the precious opal layer efficiently means more people can own genuine Australian opal at a sensible price. The opal itself is the same material you'd find in a solid stone — just used more efficiently — and the dark backing intensifies the colour play above it.

Specifications

• Stone: Australian Opal Doublet
• Dimensions: 15×11mm
• Colour Play: Green
• Brightness: Medium
• Pattern: Pinfire
• Setting: Bezel, Sterling Silver
• Chain: Rhodium-plated, 45cm
• Origin: Australia
• Availability: One-of-a-kind — 1 piece available

Caring for Your Opal

Opal is softer than diamond or sapphire, and doublets need extra care around water — prolonged exposure can degrade the bond between the opal layer and its backing. See Opal Care for the full routine including doublet-specific notes.

Provenance

Hand-selected by Joseph Bernecki, sourced direct from the Australian opal fields and set in his Sydney workshop. Meet him any weekend at The Rocks Market, stall under the bridge, Sydney. Read Joseph's story →

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