The opal
The stone of a thousand lights
In the light, opal blazes with colours that appear, glide and fade at the slightest movement. This phenomenon has a name: play of colour.
Two exceptional patterns
Move the mouse to play with the light.Tilt your phone or slide your finger across the stone.
The phenomenon
Where the colour comes from
Opal is made of tiny spheres of silica, arranged in a lattice. Light diffracts through them and splits apart: depending on the angle, the eye receives blue, green, orange or red.
No opal resembles another. That is what makes each one irreplaceable.
Pattern
Honeycomb
Cells of colour pressed tightly together, like a hive of light. With each tilt, some cells light up while others go dark.
Pattern
Harlequin
Broad, angular patches of colour set side by side like a chequerboard. It is one of the rarest and most sought-after patterns.
The choice
What we look for
Brilliance
The intensity of the play of colour, visible from a distance.
Pattern
Its sharpness, its originality, how it spreads across the stone.
Harmony
The dialogue between the stone, the setting and the story of the piece.
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