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No. 535 Inverse nugget ring, three-quarter view, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 535 Inverse nugget ring, the nugget pattern, face on, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 535 Inverse nugget ring, underside, the inside of the band, 14K yellow gold, 3D render

No. 535 · The Assay Office

Inverse nugget ring

A polished square, framed in nugget relief. An inverse nugget ring in solid 14K gold or sterling silver.

$2,715

from 12.7 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 Inverse

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From the 1850s, San Francisco jewelers set polished gold-veined quartz in gold.

In San Francisco, from the 1850s, jewelers cut and polished slabs of white quartz veined with native gold and set them in gold: brooches, watch chains, jewel boxes. The polished stone was in the middle and the metal around it. Inverse does the opposite of our signets: a raised, flat square of polished gold in the center of the face, inside a border of nugget relief, rough gold framing the smooth.

Description
  • A raised flat polished square sits in the centre of the face, inside a border of nugget relief. Plain polished shoulders lead into the band.
  • Part of The Assay Office: set inside a bar, an ingot or a stepped frame. See the collection

Inverse weight and dimensions

Estimated weight by US size
US size14K yellow goldSterling silver
US 6from 11.6 gfrom 9.2 g
US 8from 12.1 gfrom 9.6 g
US 10from 12.7 gfrom 10.0 g
US 12from 13.2 gfrom 10.4 g
US 14from 13.7 gfrom 10.8 g
Reference
No. 535
Registry
Numbered in the Originals registry

The ring

Metal
14K yellow gold
Weight in 14K, US 10
from 12.7 g
Weight in sterling silver, US 10
from 10.0 g
Top width, along the finger
13.5 mm
Band width at the base
2.9 mm
Height above the finger
2.8 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

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. 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 Inverse

What size should I order in Inverse?

Half a size above your usual size: Inverse 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 Inverse weigh in my size?

In solid 14K gold, from 11.6 g at US 6, from 12.7 g at US 10, from 13.7 g at US 14; in sterling silver, from 10.0 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 Inverse different from Triptych?

Both are in The Assay Office. Inverse: a top 13.5 mm wide along the finger, 2.8 mm high, from 12.7 g in 14K at US 10, marked Occasion. Triptych: a top 10.4 mm wide along the finger, 3.5 mm high, from 14.3 g in 14K at US 10, marked Occasion.

No. 536 Triptych

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