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No. 523 Facet nugget ring, three-quarter view, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 523 Facet nugget ring, the nugget pattern, face on, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 523 Facet nugget ring, underside, the inside of the band, 14K yellow gold, 3D render

No. 523 · The Assay Office

Facet nugget ring

A nugget dome, cut flat on top. A facet nugget ring in solid 14K gold or sterling silver.

$3,725

from 19.0 gof solid 14K gold at US 10 (our reference size)

Estimated from the 3D file we cast from; your certificate shows the estimated weight.

Same price at every size

Metal

Solid 14K yellow gold: the warm yellow of our pictures. Compare the metals

The same ring in sterling silver, at one fixed price, our lowest. Silver darkens with time; a polishing cloth brings it back. Compare the metals

Same design, same 3D file, same casting: only the metal changes the price, never the size.

Find your size

We cast the exact US size you pick; resizing after your order has a fee. Our sizing rule

Wide fit: this ring sits snugly, so we suggest half a size above your usual size.

Made and shipped within 15 business daysMade to order: about 2 to 3 weeks at the workshop, 15 business days at most (weekends and public holidays not counted), then carrier transit.

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The story of Facet

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A facet is a flat polished face cut on a stone. Here a flat polished oval sits on top of a domed head, with nugget relief all around its sides.

Not every mass of gold is a rounded nugget. In August 1864, on the Middle Fork of the American River in California, William Russell Davis found a mass of crystallized gold of about 201 troy ounces. Jules Fricot bought it in 1865: the Fricot Nugget. It was shown in Paris in 1878, disappeared, turned up again in a bank vault in 1943, and is now at the California State Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa. Facet keeps that contrast: a flat polished oval on top of a domed head, with raw nugget relief all around its sides.

Description
  • A domed head with a flat polished oval on top and nugget relief all around its sides. Plain polished shoulders taper into the band.
  • Part of The Assay Office: set inside a bar, an ingot or a stepped frame. See the collection

Facet weight and dimensions

Estimated weight by US size
US size14K yellow goldSterling silver
US 6from 17.4 gfrom 13.8 g
US 8from 18.2 gfrom 14.4 g
US 10from 19.0 gfrom 15.0 g
US 12from 19.8 gfrom 15.7 g
US 14from 20.6 gfrom 16.3 g
Reference
No. 523
Registry
Numbered in the Originals registry

The ring

Metal
14K yellow gold
Weight in 14K, US 10
from 19.0 g
Weight in sterling silver, US 10
from 15.0 g
Top width, along the finger
15.3 mm
Band width at the base
4.0 mm
Height above the finger
4.9 mm
Fit
Wide fit, half a size up
Wear
Occasion

Your order details identify the selected metal. Weights are estimated from the 3D file we cast from. How the estimate works

The nugget relief

Collection
The Assay Office
Relief
Set inside a bar, an ingot or a stepped frame
Profile
Bold: broader faces, fuller crowns
Casting
In one piece with the band, from the 3D file

Ordering

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Making
Cast in your size after you order, in about 2 to 3 weeks. Making and shipping
Shipping
Free shipping in the US. Shipping terms
Returns
Rings without engraving, within 30 days of delivery. Returns and refunds
Size
The exact US size you pick; resizing after your order has a fee. Our sizing rule
Engraving
Up to 14 characters inside, $55; engraved rings cannot be returned. Engraving
Care
Mild soap for 14K gold, a polishing cloth for silver. Caring for your ring
Trade-in
A ring you return can be credited at its recovered metal value. How the credit is worked out

The IWMN experience

About the collection, the workshop and the gold

No. 531 Octagon nugget ring in 14K yellow gold, on a ledge of dark slate

The Assay Office

The Assay Office nugget collection: rings in solid 14K gold or sterling silver shaped like the bars, ingots, octagons and stepped frames of the assay trade, the nugget relief set inside them; most are nugget signet rings. At the assay office, loose gold was melted, tested for fineness and cast into stamped bars.

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The workshop

Our workshop makes engagement rings. It casts each nugget ring in your size after you order, from the 3D file I draw, and the certificate gives the metal and the estimated weight.

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14K or silver

Solid 14K gold keeps the warm yellow of our pictures. Sterling silver is the same ring again. Each has one fixed price per design.

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Questions about Facet

What size should I order in Facet?

Half a size above your usual size: Facet has a wide fit and sits snugly. We cast the exact US size you pick, 4 to 15, half sizes included.

Ring size chart

How much does Facet weigh in my size?

In solid 14K gold, from 17.4 g at US 6, from 19.0 g at US 10, from 20.6 g at US 14; in sterling silver, from 15.0 g at US 10. The weights are estimated from the 3D file we cast from, and the weight table on this page gives more sizes.

How is Facet different from Monolith?

Both are in The Assay Office. Facet: a top 15.3 mm wide along the finger, 4.9 mm high, from 19.0 g in 14K at US 10, marked Occasion. Monolith: a top 20.0 mm wide along the finger, 3.4 mm high, from 18.3 g in 14K at US 10, marked Occasion.

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