Is there any standard for quality when handcrafting Larimar jewelry?
There is no standard quality guide for our Larimar stone in the Dominican Republic, so far the only place on earth where this unique blue semi-precious stone is mined!
With its ample variety of blue, as well as, blue-green shades and patterns the Larimar stone is with no doubt an awesome art of nature, pleasing the blue tone preference of every admirer. However, the truth is that the deep blue shades, similar to the azure shade, are considered the top quality, for they are rare and scarce!
Is it possible for local producers to make Larimar Gold Jewelry?
Several years ago, before gold price started to climb, many Dominican artisans could afford to produce both 925 silver and 14K gold Larimar jewelry and to this end they only used the deep blue Larimar stones for 14K gold and the lighter blue colors for 925 silver!
But all this changed when the gold price became unreachable for the average local artisans, who decided to use all blue Larimar quality type they can get and buy for 925 silver jewelry.
The Larimar Shop was born after the gold price reached its highest peak and in view of that people were inclined toward buying silver instead of gold! So we decided to only sell 925 silver Larimar jewelry, but during all this time we were kind of tempted to do also some 14K gold items!
Now here we go!
There are three foreign gold companies exploiting the gold mines in the Dominican Republic (has it all) so we finally, very timidly, took a step forward and decided to complete the beauty of our Larimar stone with 14K gold frame, a perfect combination honoring both stone and metal mined in the Dominican Republic!
We have been excited about this new challenge, producing some of our best sellers the reversible “happy hour” rings, the Dominican classic teardrop pendants and earrings, as well as, gorgeous stone pendants with 14K gold. Of course, the prices for these items are for wealthy pockets, as you might understand, but we have to give those gold and Larimar lovers their privilege to pay the price!!
We did a humble Larimar jewelry set in 14K Gold start, firmly looking forward to making other 14K gold designs according to the support we receive from our dear customers!
Looking for more information about where to buy larimar jewelry? Read this important fact first.Wondering if can you use jewelry cleaner on larimar stones? Read our Care Tips.
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