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No. 536 Triptych nugget ring, three-quarter view, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 536 Triptych nugget ring, the nugget pattern, face on, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 536 Triptych nugget ring, underside, the inside of the band, 14K yellow gold, 3D render

No. 536 · The Assay Office

Triptych nugget ring

Three windows of nugget relief across the top. A triptych nugget ring in solid 14K gold or sterling silver.

$2,990

from 14.3 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 Triptych

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The Welcome Stranger went to the bank in three pieces, split on a Dunolly anvil.

At Dunolly, in February 1869, no scale at the bank could take the Welcome Stranger nugget. The blacksmith Archibald Walls split it on his anvil into three pieces, which then went across the counter of the London Chartered Bank of Australia; in the end the finders were paid about £9,381. Triptych lines up three square windows of nugget relief on a wide band, separated by polished bars: three parts of the same block, side by side.

Description
  • Three square windows of nugget relief sit side by side on top of a wide band, separated by polished bars. The rest of the band is plain and polished.
  • Part of The Assay Office: set inside a bar, an ingot or a stepped frame. See the collection

Triptych weight and dimensions

Estimated weight by US size
US size14K yellow goldSterling silver
US 6from 13.1 gfrom 10.4 g
US 8from 13.7 gfrom 10.8 g
US 10from 14.3 gfrom 11.3 g
US 12from 14.9 gfrom 11.8 g
US 14from 15.5 gfrom 12.3 g
Reference
No. 536
Registry
Numbered in the Originals registry

The ring

Metal
14K yellow gold
Weight in 14K, US 10
from 14.3 g
Weight in sterling silver, US 10
from 11.3 g
Top width, along the finger
10.4 mm
Band width at the base
4.1 mm
Height above the finger
3.5 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 Assay Office
Relief
Set inside a bar, an ingot or a stepped frame
Profile
Low: lower profiles, a quieter presence
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 Triptych

What size should I order in Triptych?

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

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How much does Triptych weigh in my size?

In solid 14K gold, from 13.1 g at US 6, from 14.3 g at US 10, from 15.5 g at US 14; in sterling silver, from 11.3 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 Triptych different from Inverse?

Both are in The Assay Office. 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. 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.

No. 535 Inverse

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