Sleeping Beauty turquoise - the distinctively clear, robin's-egg blue variety from the now-closed Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe, Arizona - set as a solitaire in rhodium over sterling silver. The mine's closure has made genuine Sleeping Beauty turquoise increasingly difficult to source, adding a rarity dimension to what was already one of the most visually distinctive turquoise varieties: no matrix, no veining, just pure, even sky blue. At 0.38 inches long by 0.31 inches wide, not sizeable. The ring that belongs in a turquoise collection precisely because this specific material is becoming harder to find. A piece with both aesthetic and provenance appeal.

As turquoise becomes a truly “mainstream” gem, this ring exemplifies how perfectly it moves from southwestern to international style.

This ring is a simple design. In its simplicity there is strength. The bold, center turquoise is in the unexpected rectangular-octagonal shape. Four prongs hold it securely, but not overpoweringly. We know where the excitement is in this piece.

We like the geometric feel of the under gallery. We think that detail is distinctive and, of course, the designer is in the details.

Nothing about this ring is overstated. Everything about this ring is right.

The only question you have to ask yourself is whether you wish to wear the bright and white rhodium over sterling silver setting (WIG384B) or the lush and warm 18k yellow gold over sterling silver (WIG384A).

Either way, you are about to become the owner of a very beautiful Sleeping Beauty turquoise ring.

Congratulations!