Number 8 Turquoise Ring in Sterling Silver, Size 7.25

A one-of-a-kind Number 8 turquoise ring in sterling silver, size 7 1/4. Golden-brown spiderweb across soft blue, in a stone nobody is mining anymore.

The Number 8 mine sits in the Lynn district of Eureka County, Nevada, and it stopped producing turquoise decades ago. Every Number 8 stone on the market today comes out of old stock somebody has been holding since. That is the whole reason the name carries weight with collectors: the supply is finished, and the spiderweb pattern it produced is hard to mistake for anything else.

A single, prominent turquoise stone set in sterling silver, with a clean band that stays out of the stone's way. Wear it as your one bold ring with denim, leather or a plain white shirt.

Details
Ring size: 7 1/4
Stone: Genuine Number 8 turquoise, Nevada, natural spiderweb matrix
Metal: Sterling silver
Makers: Joyce Benavidez and Jill Monfiletto, Cutting Edge Turquoise
Stone cut by: Cutting Edge Turquoise
Type: One-of-a-kind, only one available

Who made it
Joyce Benavidez and Jill Monfiletto built this ring at Cutting Edge Turquoise, our family turquoise and lapidary business, around a stone cut in their own shop.
That is not how most turquoise jewelry gets made. Usually the rough passes from a dealer to a cutter to a silversmith to a gallery, and nobody along that chain has seen both ends of it. Here the same hands chose the rough, cut the cabochon, and set it in silver.

How it wears
This ring is made to be worn, not tucked away. The sterling silver band is comfortable enough for regular wear, and the single stone makes it an easy choice for your one bold ring.

Is it a good gift?
There is only one stone and only one ring, so it is a gift she will not see on anyone else, for a birthday, an anniversary or any milestone.

Will it fit you
This ring exists in one size only: 7 1/4. There is no second one in another size, because there is no second stone.

Care: Wipe with a soft cloth. Remove before washing hands or applying lotion. Store dry.

Handcrafted in the American Southwest. Ships from Santa Fe within 2 to 3 business days.

Learn more. Browse the turquoise mines we work with, read the Turquoise Buying Guide, or check the Turquoise Glossary for terms that come up when you shop rare stones.