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No. 518 Fault Line nugget ring, three-quarter view, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 518 Fault Line nugget ring, the nugget pattern, face on, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 518 Fault Line nugget ring, worn, close-up on the hand, 14K yellow gold
No. 518 Fault Line nugget ring, turning slowly under a low light, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 518 Fault Line nugget ring, still life, 14K yellow gold
No. 518 Fault Line nugget ring, worn on the hand, 14K yellow gold
No. 518 Fault Line nugget ring, underside, the inside of the band, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 518 Fault Line nugget ring, worn, another hand, 14K yellow gold

No. 518 · The Lode

Fault Line nugget ring

One strip of nugget relief, set on a diagonal. A fault line nugget ring in solid 14K gold or sterling silver.

$2,365

from 10.5 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 · Comfort-fit interior in the 3D design.

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 Fault Line

The Lode

A fault is a break in the rock where the two sides have moved; California’s Mother Lode gold lies in or near one. A single strip of nugget relief crosses the polished band on a diagonal.

California’s Mother Lode is a belt of gold-bearing quartz veins about 120 miles long, from El Dorado County to Mariposa County. The USGS notes that most of its deposits lie in or near the Melones fault zone: the gold settled in the fractures, as veins and flakes in milky white quartz. Fault Line sets one strip of nugget relief on a diagonal across a polished band, like a vein cutting through rock along a fault.

Description
  • A single strip of nugget relief crosses the top of the band at an angle. Everything around it is plain polished gold.
  • Part of The Lode: one run of relief through polished gold. See the collection

Fault Line weight and dimensions

Estimated weight by US size
US size14K yellow goldSterling silver
US 6from 9.6 gfrom 7.6 g
US 8from 10.0 gfrom 7.9 g
US 10from 10.5 gfrom 8.3 g
US 12from 10.9 gfrom 8.6 g
US 14from 11.3 gfrom 9.0 g
Reference
No. 518
Registry
Numbered in the Originals registry

The ring

Metal
14K yellow gold
Weight in 14K, US 10
from 10.5 g
Weight in sterling silver, US 10
from 8.3 g
Top width, along the finger
9.8 mm
Band width at the base
5.2 mm
Height above the finger
2.7 mm
Interior
Comfort fit: slightly domed, rounded edges
Fit
Wide fit, half a size up
Wear
Everyday

Your order details identify the selected metal. Weights are estimated from the 3D file we cast from. How the estimate works · The rounded comfort-fit interior is part of the 3D design we cast from.

The nugget relief

Collection
The Lode
Relief
One run of relief through polished gold
Profile
Sculptural: uneven outlines, unexpected balance
Casting
In one piece with the band, from the 3D file

Ordering

All our services

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. 521 Outcrop nugget ring in 14K yellow gold, on an ochre rock face crossed by a white quartz vein

The Lode

The Lode nugget collection: rings in polished 14K gold or sterling silver, crossed by one run of nugget relief the way a vein crosses stone, many of them organic nugget rings. Lode gold is still in the rock, in veins, along faults, where it shows at the surface.

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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 Fault Line

What size should I order in Fault Line?

Half a size above your usual size: Fault Line 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 Fault Line weigh in my size?

In solid 14K gold, from 9.6 g at US 6, from 10.5 g at US 10, from 11.3 g at US 14; in sterling silver, from 8.3 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 Fault Line different from Knuckle?

Both are in The Lode. Fault Line: a top 9.8 mm wide along the finger, 2.7 mm high, from 10.5 g in 14K at US 10, marked Everyday. Knuckle: a top 14.1 mm wide along the finger, 3.0 mm high, from 9.8 g in 14K at US 10, marked Occasion.

No. 104 Knuckle

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