The Opal Halo
AUSTRALIAN OPAL · CABOCHON · 18K YELLOW · DIAMOND HALO
$1,640At the bench 3 to 4 weeks
Black opal halo rings
The night sky version, spectral color on a dark body. Every piece shown is a real work in the studio today. · 1 WORKS
Available works
Every stone passported✦Worn in 44 states✦Lifetime resetting✦Every stone passported✦Worn in 44 states✦Lifetime resetting✦
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Before you choose
How to choose a ring
Start with the hand, not the stone
Long fingers carry tall settings; working hands want a bezel or a low prong. If you wear gloves or type all day, height is the first decision, not the last.
Pick the stone for the life it will live
A ring worn daily needs 8 or harder on the Mohs scale: sapphire, spinel, diamond. Softer stones like opal and emerald are occasion stones, or need protective settings.
Size in the afternoon
Fingers run a half size larger by evening and in summer. We size to your afternoon measurement and resize free within two sizes.
Buy the cut, not the carat
A well-cut smaller stone reads larger and livelier than a lazy big one. This is where our money goes, and where yours should.
The short answer
Black opal halo rings at Made With Color: one one of a kind work at $1,640, each built around a stone chosen loose, in daylight, in New York. The night sky version, spectral color on a dark body. Every stone ships with a passport naming origin, carat, cut, and any treatment in plain words. A ring of small stones around the center, invented to make candlelight go further.
About black opal
The night sky version, spectral color on a dark body. We choose every stone loose, in daylight, and every work above carries a passport that says exactly what it is.
CHOOSING THE STYLE
On the style
The halo should read as glow, not as a second ring. Tight, small melee ages better than big pave.
Start with hardness
Black opal is 6 / 10 on the Mohs scale. For daily rings, choose a bezel or low prongs; for earrings and pendants, wear it freely.
Fit before beauty
Measure a ring you already own at the end of the day, when fingers run largest.
Then the look
Decide setting height first. Hands that type, garden, or lift want the stone low.
Does a halo make the center stone look bigger?
Yes, roughly half a carat of visual spread, honestly gained. It also forgives a slightly smaller center, which is where the value hides.
Is black opal good for rings?
Black opal is 6 / 10 on the Mohs scale. A ring takes more knocks than any other jewel. Below 8 on the Mohs scale, choose a bezel or a low setting.
Which birthstone is black opal?
Black opal is the Oct birthstone and the traditional stone of the 14th anniversary. We set it for both, and for no occasion at all.
Are these stones treated?
Untreated unless the passport says otherwise. When a stone of ours is heated or grown in a lab, the passport says so in that word, in the same type size as everything else, and the price reflects it.
How do these wear?
Halos double the prong count, so a yearly check matters more here than anywhere.
How much do black opal halo rings cost?
Today, one work at $1,640. Each is one of a kind, so the page moves as stones sell and new ones are set.
◆Stones chosen loose, in daylight, one at a time
◆A passport with every stone, treatment named plainly
◆One artist, one bench, in New York
◆Lifetime resetting and free ring resizing
Current works & prices
The Opal Halo$1,640
PRICES AS OF 16 AUG 2026Kept for life
◆Cleaning and polishing◆Prongs tightened and retipped◆White gold re-plated◆Resizing◆Resetting into something newThe whole catalog
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Client notes, unedited
“They talked me out of a bigger stone and into a better one. Who does that?”M. CHEN, SEATTLE · COMMISSION No. 114
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