30/09/2026
Two stones. A matched pair. Finding two mandarine garnets of the same intensity — that particular flame colour, the one that comes from manganese rather than iron — is not straightforward. The spessartite that looks identical in a parcel often reads completely differently once it is in the light with the other. These two took time to find. They are becoming a pair of Portuguese-style rings for the Esmeralda Gold collection — designed to be worn one on each hand. Not as a set. As a decision. ✦