One of one. Built from raw ingot. Never repeated.
This ring starts as a solid bar of sterling silver and ends as something you'll wear for a lifetime. Every surface was shaped, stamped, and finished by hand in the Appalachian Mountains, no casting, no shortcuts, no two alike.
Watch this ring being made → Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
The Stone
Blue kyanite is a rare silicate mineral prized for its striking color shift, deep midnight blue that flashes copper and amber in warm light. This stone is natural and untreated, set in an open-bottom bezel that allows light to pass through the crystal from below, revealing its full depth and character. The cutout bezel is not just aesthetic, it's a window into the stone itself.
The Band
The wide tapered band is the signature of this piece. Geometric chevron cutouts, circle stamps, sunburst stamps, and fan stamps cover every surface of the band. Nothing is left unworked. The taper draws the eye upward to the stone, framing it like a gallery pedestal.
Construction Details
- Metal: Hand-milled sterling silver ingot — entire ring
- Stone: Natural blue kyanite — untreated, open-bottom bezel
- Ring size: 10.75
- Total weight: 20.13 grams
- Top face: 25.7mm × 18.4mm
- Total height (band bottom to stone top): 28.4mm
- Band: Wide tapered — geometric cutouts, chevron, circle, sunburst, and fan stamps
- Hallmark: R STERLING W stamped inside band
Packaging
Arrives in a black gift box with gold crinkle paper nest, ready to give or keep.
One of a Kind
When it's gone, it's gone. No reproductions, no reorders.
Handcrafted in the Appalachian Mountains
Each Appalachian Smith piece is forged by hand in the mountains of North Carolina. When you wear this ring, you carry that craft — and these mountains — with you.
