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WHAT IS ION PLATING?

Once we finalize a design, a plastic mold is made in its likeness. The plastic mold is then filled with liquid stainless steel. The stainless steel design is then cleaned of all impurities through a process known as 'sputtering'. Next, we prepare our 18K Yellow Gold and/or 18K Rose Gold with a bonding agent. Both the coating and bonding agent are then vaporized by an electrical charge and the vapor is propelled onto the bonding material. Lastly, an opposite electrical charge is introduced and that forces the coating and underlying layer to bond. Our ‘silver’ ion plated stainless steel designs are always solid stainless steel, our yellow gold designs are 18k yellow gold over stainless steel and our rose gold designs are 18k rose gold over stainless steel...

WHAT IS TOURMALINE?

Tourmaline is a crystalline boron silicate mineral with differing elements such as aluminum, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium or potassium as part of its make up. Dating all the way back to the 1400's, this gemstone can be found in a wide variety of colors. Black, iron-rich Tourmaline, widely known as schorl, accounts for 95% or more of all tourmaline in nature and can be found in granite and in metamorphic rocks...