This piece is sold. The stone is raw and no two repeat, so the exact piece cannot be remade. Press «Buy a similar one»: we make one close in look, size and finish, with its own pattern and tone. About two weeks.
One-of-one object — unique stone, unique character.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Article | E-0530-M |
| Material | 925 Sterling Silver |
| Availability | Sold · one of one |
| Weight | 5.4 g |
| Finish | Living Silver |
| Technique | Wax model, 925 silver, hand finishing |
| Production | Handmade in Bali, Indonesia |
| World | RITUAL |
| Family | AMULET |
| Model | Classic / E-0530 |
| Shipping | Carrier rates, one exchange within 14 days |
| Care | Wipe with a soft cloth after wearing. Remove before water or chemicals |
THE STORY OF THIS PIECE
AMULET — STRUGA earrings and necklaces built around raw, wild-growth stones. The amulets of this family differ widely — from quiet and classic, a Japanese reading of minimalism, to large and declarative. The most expressive is the THORN amulet: a halved-torpedo form with a crystal grown inside; an homage to Daniel Arsham.
Read the AMULET form story→EXPLORE STRUGA
A mono hoop earring: an uncut aquamarine crystal set in a faceted 925 silver cap. The cap hangs from a hinged silver hoop on a round jump ring. It weighs 5.4 grams and costs $185 (Rp 3,300,000) — one earring, for one ear. This exact crystal has been sold; press «Buy a similar one» and the workshop repeats the object in about two weeks, with a stone of its own.
Aquamarine belongs to the beryl family — kin to emerald, morganite and heliodor — and its blue comes from iron (Fe²⁺). The name is Latin: aqua marina, "sea water". This crystal grew in its natural form and was never cut. No prongs hold it: the cap is a sleeve, and the stone sits inside it.
Price: $185 (Rp 3,300,000) — this crystal is sold, a repeat takes about two weeks.
Material: 925 sterling silver, uncoated — Living Silver (no rhodium), darkens on its own; the patina is a property, not a defect.
Family AMULET, world RITUAL — the Classic type, an uncut aquamarine crystal held inside a silver cap whose faces are cut flat and bevelled, in BRUTALISM geometry.
Format: a hinged hoop for the lobe, with the cap and the stone hanging below it; a mono earring for one ear, 5.4 g.
Care: soft cloth or silver-cleaning solution returns the light; avoid harsh chemicals and ultrasonic baths — the stone is uncut.
Two frames, one series
Every Classic Amulet earring is built the same way: a hoop, a jump ring, a silver cap, a raw crystal below it. What changes is the cap. On most of them it is a smooth cylinder with a slanted cut at the bottom. Here the cylinder is gone. The sleeve is cut into flat faces with sharp bevels, the same architectural code STRUGA uses in the BRUTALISM rings and cuffs, shrunk to the size of a stone. The silver is polished, so the faces hold light in separate planes instead of one curve, and STRUGA is stamped down the flat back.
That is where the extra silver went. At 5.4 grams this is the heaviest of the medium Classic Amulets — the others weigh 3.9 — and only 0.1 g lighter than the large one, at $35 less. It is also the only earring in the BRUTALISM collection: the other seven objects there are five cuffs and two rings.
How it compares inside the Classic Amulet series
Fourteen Classic Amulet earrings are live in the catalogue, eleven of them built around a named stone. All of them are one-of-one and all are now archive pieces, made again to order. Weights and prices are taken from the catalogue.
| Earring | Weight | Price |
|---|---|---|
| #17 Aquamarine (this one) faceted cap |
5.4 g | $185 |
|
#6 Aquamarine (M) cylinder cap |
3.9 g | $185 |
|
#18 Aquamarine (L) long crystal |
5.5 g | $220 |
|
#27 Pink Tourmaline (M) cylinder cap |
3.9 g | $185 |
|
#7 Pink Tourmaline (S) smallest |
2.5 g | $160 |
Three sizes run through the series: S at 2.5 g and $160, M at 3.9 g and $185, L at 5.5 g and $220. This earring is a medium by frame and price, and a large by weight. The stones divide it further — aquamarine reads blue-green and translucent, tourmaline pink or green, achroite almost colourless. The whole series lives in CLASSIC AMULET, and the single-ear format in Mono Earrings.
How it is made
The form is modelled first — in 3D or by hand in wax. A silicone mould is taken from the model and the silver is cast. A master then finishes the cap by hand, polishes the faces and sets the uncut aquamarine inside it. Handmade in Bali by master silversmiths.
For whom and when. This earring suits someone who wants a raw stone in the ear but not a soft reading of it. The crystal is left as it grew — pale blue-green, translucent, ending in a natural point — and the silver around it argues with that: flat faces, sharp bevels, a polished surface that behaves like architecture. The two together are the whole idea. At 5.4 grams the cap and the stone hang below the lobe and swing when the head turns; the weight is felt, but it does not pull. The hoop is hinged and closes on itself, so one ordinary lobe piercing is enough. It is a mono earring — one ear, worn alone, or a second ordered later by those who wear two. Its honest limit: the object is small, and on a bare ear at a distance it reads as a point of light rather than a statement; anyone who wants to be seen across a room should look at the large size or at a cuff. As a gift it lands with people who already wear silver every day and collect stones rather than jewellery.
About STRUGA. STRUGA is a dark silver jewelry brand founded by Dmitry Strugovshchikov and Ekaterina Strugovshchikova, handcrafted in the Bali workshop by master silversmiths. Every piece is 925 sterling silver with no rhodium plating: the surface darkens on its own from air and skin. The darkening is part of the design. It is a brutalist object that reacts and changes through contact with the environment and the wearer.
Frequently asked questions
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How much does the Classic Amulet #17 earring cost, and how long does it take to make?
One earring costs $185 (Rp 3,300,000). The crystal photographed here has been sold. A repeat is made to order in about two weeks: the same hoop, the same faceted cap and size, with an aquamarine of its own. The price of the repeat is the same.
How does the earring fasten, and do I need a piercing?
It is a hinged hoop for the lobe: the hoop opens on its hinge and snaps shut on itself. One ordinary lobe piercing is enough. The silver cap holding the crystal hangs from the hoop on a round jump ring, so it turns freely and always finds its own vertical.
Is this a pair or a single earring?
This is one mono earring for a single ear. At STRUGA it is conceived as an object in its own right, not half of a pair: one amulet earring in one ear is a finished statement. A second one can be ordered separately by those who wear two.
How much does the earring weigh, and how does it sit in the ear?
The earring is 5.4 grams of 925 sterling silver with an aquamarine crystal. The cap and the stone hang below the lobe and swing when the head turns. The weight is present, but it does not pull on the lobe.
What is the stone in the earring, and are they all the same?
The stone is a raw aquamarine, grown in its natural form and never cut. Aquamarine belongs to the beryl family, and iron gives it its blue. This one is pale blue-green and translucent, with the veils and fractures of natural growth inside it. Each crystal is unique in colour and shape, so no second one is exactly like it.
Why does the silver darken, and how do I care for it?
The surface is 925 sterling silver without rhodium plating, so it darkens on its own from air and skin. There is no relief on this earring to catch the patina: the cap is polished, and the darkening settles first in the seams of the frame and where silver meets stone, while the open faces stay bright from wear. The patina is a property, not a defect. A soft cloth or a silver-cleaning solution returns the light. Avoid harsh chemicals and ultrasonic baths — the stone is uncut.
How is this earring different from the other Classic Amulet earrings?
The cap. On most of the series the crystal sits in a smooth silver cylinder with a slanted cut; here the cylinder is replaced by flat faces and sharp bevels in BRUTALISM geometry. That is also where the weight comes from: 5.4 grams against 3.9 for the other medium earrings. It is the only earring in the BRUTALISM collection.
What is the AMULET family and the Classic type?
AMULET is a STRUGA family from the RITUAL world: earrings and necklaces built around raw, wild-grown stones. The Classic type is a calm, precise reading of minimalism around the stone — a hoop, a jump ring, a silver cap, and the crystal hanging below it.
