A raw, wild-grown green quartz crystal under a silver cap: a smooth trapezoid of 925 silver sits on the top of the stone and is cut on a diagonal, leaving the prism face and its sharp point open below. A semicircular bail rises from the cap, carrying a 75 cm anchor chain. AMULET family, Classic model: 9 g, $1050. This piece is one of one and sold; a close necklace is made to order in about two weeks.
Material: 925 silver with no rhodium plating — cap, bail and chain.
World and family: RITUAL → AMULET, Classic model (E-0530).
Stone: raw, wild-grown green quartz, olive-grey against the light, uncut; described as material and form only, with no claims of effect.
Finish: Living Silver — 925 without plating; it darkens with air and skin, and the patina is a property, not a defect.
Weight and length: 9 g, 75 cm chain — the pendant sits at mid-chest.
Price: $1050.
Availability: sold; a close necklace is made to order in about two weeks.
Care: soft cloth or silver-cleaning solution; avoid harsh chemicals and ultrasonic baths.
The setting does not wrap the stone. It is a flat-faceted cap pulled over the top of the crystal and cut on a diagonal, so the line of silver crosses the stone at an angle. The metal is light and polished: every facet holds its own highlight, and the shadow falls into the seams between them. The crystal comes out from under the cap whole: natural prism faces, a sharp point, a matte unpolished surface. The colour is olive-grey with green in it; against the light the stone reads cloudy rather than clear.
AMULET is a family of the RITUAL world: earrings and necklaces built around raw, wild-grown stones. Classic is the quiet part of it, a Japanese reading of minimalism — as little metal as possible, the stone left open. Every amulet is one of one, and the stone never repeats: the next necklace of this model will come with its own crystal.
925 sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver. The surface is Living Silver, left unplated: the metal darkens with air and skin, the recesses gather shadow, and friction lightens the facets of the cap. To bring the metal back to the light, care for it. Nine grams on a 75 cm chain — the weight is present, and the piece is still made to be worn every day.
How it is made: the setting is modelled in 3D or by hand in wax. A silicone form is taken from the model and the silver is cast. A master then finishes the setting by hand and sets the chosen stone into it.
How this necklace differs from the other Classic Amulets
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Green quartz — this necklace |
Clear quartz |
| Stone |
Green quartz, prism with a sharp point |
Clear quartz, prism of the same build |
| Colour |
Olive-grey with green, cloudy against the light |
Colourless, lit all the way through |
| Weight |
9 g |
9 g |
| Price |
$1050 |
$850 |
| For whom |
For those who want colour and density of stone against light silver |
For those who want a transparent stone — see the necklace
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Two more necklaces sit in the Classic model: a second green quartz variation, with a smaller and darker stone, and a brown quartz necklace, both at $950. All four stand together in the Classic Amulet selection.
Who it is for, and when
This necklace is for someone who wears one piece rather than a set. A 75 cm chain drops the pendant to mid-chest: it lies over a shirt or a T-shirt and reads whole, without an open collar and without neighbours on the neck. The piece is unisex. Nine grams do not press: the weight is there, but the object can be worn all day. It belongs where one large piece is wanted instead of scattered jewelry — in daily wear, on the road, on a shoot. As a gift it is honest to arrange in advance: a wild-grown stone never repeats, so an exact copy cannot be made, while a close necklace — same look, same size, same finishing — is made to order in about two weeks. For a transparent stone instead, the Classic model holds a clear quartz necklace.
About STRUGA. STRUGA is a dark silver jewelry brand founded by Dmitry Strugovshchikov and Ekaterina Strugovshchikova, handmade in Bali by master silversmiths. Every piece is 925 sterling silver. This necklace is Living Silver: there is no plating, the metal darkens on its own with air and skin, and the darkening is part of the design.