Metal: 18K Gold

Stone: 1.75ct Natural Silver Spinel

Size: 6

Measurements: Approx. 5mm x 10mm

What You Should Know: Custom created by us, taking a classic style and giving it a modern twist.

*This Ring Can Be Resized

Spinels are one of the most underrated stones around. They reached gem status in 1850 and were mistaken for other stones before that. The saucy spinel got the moniker “Master of Disguise” given how often the stone was thought to be something else.

The gorgeous deep red variety of spinel, in particular, was often mistaken for ruby and installed in many a royal crown and collection. England’s Henry V mounted a 170 carat true red spinel into his helmet before beefing with a French army and taking an ax to the forehead during the battle of Agincourt in 1415. Miraculously the King and the spinel survived—some say the spinel even saved his life. This deepened the royal’s beliefs that crystals increase fortitude and improve intuition. Henry’s spinel lives on as the centerpiece of the Imperial Crown of England today, proving that spinels are one of the hardest and most durable stones on the block.

Today, many consider spinels even more rare than their better known cousins, like ruby and sapphire. Thanks to diverse mineral make ups, spinels run the spectrum when it comes to beautiful tones and hues, from pink to red to purple to blue—and silver! Perhaps one of the only metallic-colored stones, we could not adore this color of stone more than we do.