• Hand-forged sterling silver turquoise ring face-on, natural turquoise cabochon with dark pyrite inclusions, leather surface
  • Wide sterling silver statement ring on ring mandrel, full band width visible with hand-stamped geometric pattern
  • The Hardscrabble sterling silver turquoise ring, face-on view showing 35-carat natural turquoise with pyrite matrix in hand-serrated bezel, dark background
  • Natural turquoise and pyrite statement ring centered on dark background, serrated sterling silver bezel detail
  • Wide sterling silver ring band with stamped geometric and thunderbird motifs, oxidized finish, hand-forged detail
  • Sterling silver ring interior with RW hallmark stamp and geometric stampwork, ring on wooden display block
  • Side profile of The Hardscrabble turquoise ring showing band height and bezel depth, sterling silver, leather surface
  • Back view of hand-stamped sterling silver ring shank showing geometric stampwork pattern, leather background
  • Close-up of RW hallmark and interior geometric stamp pattern on wide sterling silver band, leather surface
  • Three-quarter view of The Hardscrabble turquoise ring showing stamped concho details on bezel sides, dark background
  • Profile view of natural turquoise cabochon in hand-serrated sterling silver bezel, showing stone depth and matrix pattern
  • Stamped sterling silver ring band on ring mandrel showing thunderbird and geometric motifs, oxidized finish detail
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The Hardscrabble — Natural Turquoise & Pyrite Statement Ring

The Hardscrabble — Natural Turquoise & Pyrite Statement Ring

$245.00 USD
$245.00 USD
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Some land doesn't give. You take what you can from it, and you make something that lasts.

The Hardscrabble is a wide-band statement ring hand-forged from raw ingot sterling silver in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina. Every stamp, every curve, every edge was worked by hand — no casting, no shortcuts. The result is 27 a gram statement piece that carries the weight of the process.

At its center sits a 35-carat natural turquoise cabochon with pyrite inclusions — iron-rich matrix that tells the stone's geological story in dark veins across a sky-blue field. Set in a hand-serrated bezel, the stone is held the way it deserves to be.

Details:

  • Stone: Natural turquoise with pyrite matrix, 35 carats
  • Metal: Hand-forged sterling silver (.925), raw ingot
  • Weight: 27 grams
  • Size: 8.25 (fits like an 8 due to wide band 
  • Band: Wide, stamped with geometric and thunderbird motifs, oxidized finish
  • Hallmark: RW, stamped interior
  • Origin: Hand-forged in the Appalachian Mountains, WNC

One of a kind. Once it's gone, it's gone.

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