This opal feels like looking into a tropical ocean from above. The colors move every time the light shifts. Bright green, electric blue, flashes of yellow and orange. No photo ever really captures it.

The center is a 15.35ct Australian opal doublet cabochon, surrounded by 5.41ctw pastel fancy sapphire baguettes. The soft sapphires actually make the opal look brighter. The contrast helps the color play pop even more, especially the greens and blues. Sometimes a diamond halo can overpower an opal, but sapphires keep it soft and dreamy.

The bail is an enhancer with sapphire baguettes on the front, so it opens and can clip onto pearls, beads, or a chain.

About opal doublets:
Opal doublets are made by layering a slice of natural opal on top of a dark backing. The dark backing makes the color play appear much stronger and more vibrant. Many antique opal pieces were made this way because it shows the opal’s fire better and also protects the stone. It is a traditional technique, not a fake stone.

Opals have always been associated with luck, creativity, and protection. In Victorian jewelry, people believed opals contained the colors of all gemstones, so they carried the powers of every gem at once.

Specs
15.35ct Australian opal doublet
5.41ctw pastel fancy sapphire baguettes
14k gold
9.3 grams
Enhancer bail with sapphire front

One of those pieces people will stop you to ask about.