Finley Collection Silver Hattie Earrings

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'. 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 ARE ZIRCON GEMSTONES?

Zircon is a beautiful, natural gemstone with a high refractive index and strong dispersion. Otherwise known as an actively brilliant stone that's full of fire! It comes in a wide variety of colors - ranging anywhere from yellow, brown, orange, red, violet, green, blue and colorless. The name Zircon derives from the Persian word "Zargun" meaning "gold-hued". This was then corrupted into "Jargoon" a term that then applied to light-colored zircons...