jade

Resembling the sun as it rises over Antigua, Guatemala, a round cabochon of apple green jade is framed by sterling silver patterns at the crown of a lovely cocktail ring. The renowned Jimenez Family creates it with a scalloped silver border.

"The 'Antigua Sun' collection arises from a desire to blend classic elegance with today's jewelry trends," Jiménez Family artisans explain as they highlight the oxidized finish of the sterling silver setting. This beautiful pendant necklace is crafted by hand with green Guatemalan jade. Highly prized by the Maya, jade is thought to attract love.

When the planets and satellites converge in a harmonious dance that blocks the sun's light from reaching Earth, mystic energies gather to create, for a brief moment, a supernatural link between human souls and the galaxy. Named after this unique phenomenon, this set of two stacking rings by Guatemala's Ruben and Gilda Perez captures that captivating essence in the sterling silver details that compose this sublime creation, whose natural jade stone serves as an amulet of vitality.