Ring Details
Ring Style: Rose Cottage
Item#: G3658
Precious Metal: 14K Pink & Green Gold
Gem: 2.10 carats SparHawk Maine Tourmaline (8.8 x 7mm twilight-cut)
Ring Sizing & Delivery Time – The majority of our rings are size 6.5 to start. Remarkably, this size fits 30% of all women. If you would like this ring made to a specific size, we generally ship within one week of your order. Click here to see how long we are currently taking to size a ring.
When you checkout online, we provide a real-time expected delivery date. Because of the value, and that you must sign for the package, we will call or email you when we are ready to ship to ensure a smooth delivery.
If You Need the Ring Faster – simply select in the finger size selection box “No Sizing Yet, Ship Right Away”. We will ship the ring in its present size. You will have your new ring in a few days, boxed, bowed and ready for presentation.
After receiving your ring, if you find it needs additional adjustment, give us a call and we will mail you a special free set of ring sizers and a prepaid return label to send the ring back to us for final sizing. Read more about ring sizing.
Rose Cottage
SparHawk Maine Tourmaline Ring
There are five stories to this ring:
1) First, the gem is a world-class discovery by Jeff Morrison at an old gem mine that he had purchased. Long story short, in 2006, Jeff opened a gem pocket that was the beginning of one of the world’s greatest tourmaline finds. The new color was called SparHawk mint green teal, a highly consistent color of medium green from this highly mineralized new tourmaline find.
2) Sean Sweeney is one of the best gem cutters in the world today. He lives here in Maine. Sean found Jeff and arranged for a meeting. He has been cutting the SparHawk tourmaline since the beginning of the find and cut this gem.
3) This style of cut is called the twilight cut and appears almost like dozens of digitalized cubes of light racing up and down the length of the gem. The gem cut is both simple and complex. It is simple in that across the top are seven or nine horizontal facets, across the back are eight or ten vertical facets. They slice and dice light into little square packets that look like digitalized light creating a twinkling effect that dazzles the observer.
4) Sophisticated cutting in this twilight cut gem creates complex arcs and curves, there are no pre-done mountings for these new styles of cut, which means that gems must have their settings hand-made to fit each gem.
5) The shank, the part of the ring that goes around the finger, is pink and green gold. The design pattern is pink gold roses with green gold leaves. It was originally made in the 1940s. Our partner who makes this shank for us makes the ring in all pink gold with six pink roses, then sets the four green gold leaves between the roses. It starts off wider at the top then narrows toward the back. The center head and roses are all done in pink gold.
Gem Find of a Lifetime Video
World Famous Discoveries
Treasure Trove of Gems
I’ve always dreamed of a gem find like this. To have this mine be so close to home, just 28 miles north of our store in the mountains of western Maine, is amazing. Gems so fine, so pure, with colors so vivid. It’s important someone documents this historic gem find here in Maine, because it’s a history-making discovery in the world of gems.
The video above is 1:43. It gives you a good idea of the excitement we feel for the gems we are discovering here in Maine.
Maine has been world-famous for the tourmaline gems mined here for over 200 years. The geology in our western mountains has yielded a treasure trove of world class gems. Cross Jewelers has been the Maine state leader, bringing fine Maine tourmaline jewelry to all of America for over 100 years.
We have over 200 pieces of Maine tourmaline jewelry from both the SparHawk mine and other Maine mines.
Two options for deeper Maine gem mine understanding:
A.) The 32-page written story of the 2013 gem mining season at the SparHawk mine.
b.) A collection of gem mining videos at the SparHawk mine.
Orders Under $1,000 – Free shipping via FedEx (allow 4 business days). You can upgrade to overnight delivery for $20.
Orders Over $1,000 require a signature on delivery. You may choose free FedEx Overnight or US Post Office Express.
Rings that need to be sized take extra time (one week). If ordering a ring, you may select, “No Sizing Yet, Ship Right Away” and your order will arrive according to the shipping schedule shown above.
Curbside Pickup is also Available – please give us a call to place your order.
Free Shipping Details
Shipping Details
Orders Under $1,000 – Free shipping via FedEx (allow 4 business days). You can upgrade to overnight delivery for $20.
Orders Over $1,000 – Ship Free by your choice of FedEx Overnight or US Post Office Express. A signature is required on delivery.
90-Day Returns/Exchanges
Our extended ninety days, for a small business, is almost unheard of. Truth is, we shop for gifts too, and rather than scrambling at the last minute and feeling the tension of time, we like this more relaxed approach. We wish everyone did something like this… it would be a kinder, gentler world.
