Opal Doublet Pendant – Sterling Silver, 27×20mm, Green-Gold, CZ Accents

At 27×20mm, this is a large stone for a pendant — the kind of piece that carries a room. The colour play rolls through green, gold and yellow with a strong flash, and a flash of red cuts through when the light catches it at the right angle. Joseph has bezel-set it in sterling silver and flanked each side of the stone with a row of cubic zirconia accents, so the stone sits in a clean frame that draws the eye straight to the opal rather than competing with it. Wear it on the solid 45cm silver chain it comes on, or transfer it to your own. A strong presence, wearable every day.

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: 27×20mm
• Colour Play: Green, gold and yellow with red flash
• Pattern: Flash of colour
• Brightness: Strong flash
• Setting: Bezel
• Accent Stones: Row of cubic zirconia set on both sides of stone
• Chain: Solid sterling silver, 45cm
• Origin: Australian
• 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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