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No. 508 Placer nugget ring, three-quarter view, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 508 Placer nugget ring, the nugget pattern, face on, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 508 Placer nugget ring, worn, close-up on the hand, 14K yellow gold
No. 508 Placer nugget ring, turning slowly under a low light, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 508 Placer nugget ring, still life, 14K yellow gold
No. 508 Placer nugget ring, worn on the hand, 14K yellow gold
No. 508 Placer nugget ring, underside, the inside of the band, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 508 Placer nugget ring, worn, another hand, 14K yellow gold

No. 508 · The River

Placer nugget ring

Fine grains all the way round a wide band. A placer nugget ring in solid 14K gold or sterling silver.

$3,355

from 16.6 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 Placer

The River

A placer is sand or gravel that holds loose gold. Small, dense grains cover a 10 mm band all the way round, between two narrow polished edges.

On January 24, 1848, checking the tailrace of a sawmill on the South Fork of the American River, James Marshall saw bright flakes in the water. He bent them with a fingernail and struck them with a stone. They passed both tests: it was gold, placer gold, freed from the rock by the river. The USGS says up to 90 percent of the gold in a river placer lies in the lowest 3 feet of gravel and the top of the bedrock, mostly as flattened flakes. Placer carries that texture: dense grains all the way round, between two smooth edges like two riverbanks.

Description
  • Small, dense nugget grains cover a band about 10 mm wide, all the way round, between two narrow polished edges.
  • Part of The River: textured all the way round the band. See the collection

Placer weight and dimensions

Estimated weight by US size
US size14K yellow goldSterling silver
US 6from 15.2 gfrom 12.0 g
US 8from 15.9 gfrom 12.6 g
US 10from 16.6 gfrom 13.1 g
US 12from 17.3 gfrom 13.7 g
US 14from 18.0 gfrom 14.2 g
Reference
No. 508
Registry
Numbered in the Originals registry

The ring

Metal
14K yellow gold
Weight in 14K, US 10
from 16.6 g
Weight in sterling silver, US 10
from 13.1 g
Top width, along the finger
9.9 mm
Band width at the base
9.9 mm
Height above the finger
2.9 mm
Interior
Comfort fit: slightly domed, rounded edges
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 rounded comfort-fit interior is part of the 3D design we cast from.

The nugget relief

Collection
The River
Relief
Textured all the way round the band
Profile
Low: lower profiles, a quieter presence
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. 507 Riverbed nugget ring in 14K yellow gold, on a wet dark pebble in black river sand

The River

The River nugget collection: rings in solid 14K gold or sterling silver, most of them bands, textured all the way round like gold-bearing gravel lining a riverbed. Placer gold is gold the river has already freed from the rock and dropped in its gravel.

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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 Placer

What size should I order in Placer?

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

In solid 14K gold, from 15.2 g at US 6, from 16.6 g at US 10, from 18.0 g at US 14; in sterling silver, from 13.1 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 Placer different from Nugget Band 10 mm?

Both are in The River. Placer: a top 9.9 mm wide along the finger, 2.9 mm high, from 16.6 g in 14K at US 10, marked Occasion. Nugget Band 10 mm: a top 10.5 mm wide along the finger, 2.7 mm high, from 17.7 g in 14K at US 10, marked Occasion.

No. 443 Nugget Band 10 mm

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