The Opal Studs
AUSTRALIAN OPAL · 18K
From $880Made to order
Fire opal earrings
Opal with an ember inside, Mexican sunset orange. Every piece shown is a real work in the studio today. · 2 WORKS
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The Opal Drops
AUSTRALIAN OPAL · CABOCHON · 18K YELLOW · BEZEL DROP
$1,460At the bench 3 to 4 weeks
Every stone passported✦Worn in 44 states✦Lifetime resetting✦Every stone passported✦Worn in 44 states✦Lifetime resetting✦
You have seen all 2 WORKS here.
Before you choose
How to choose earrings
Weight decides comfort
Anything over 5 grams a side pulls by evening. Our drops are hollow-fabricated to stay light; studs sit under 2 grams.
Match the stone to your skin, in daylight
Warm stones, citrine, garnet, morganite, flatter warm undertones; blues and greys cool ones. Every pair ships with a 30-day daylight trial.
Studs first, drops second
If it is a first fine pair, studs get worn ten times more often. Drops earn their place after.
Check the back, not just the front
Friction posts loosen; ours are threaded or locking French wire. Ask how a pair closes before you buy it.
The short answer
Fire opal earrings at Made With Color: 2 one of a kind works from $880 to $1,460, each built around a stone chosen loose, in daylight, in New York. Opal with an ember inside, Mexican sunset orange. Every stone ships with a passport naming origin, carat, cut, and any treatment in plain words.
About fire opal
Opal with an ember inside, Mexican sunset orange. We choose every stone loose, in daylight, and every work above carries a passport that says exactly what it is.
CHOOSING THE STONE
Start with hardness
Fire 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
Studs sit close and suit every day; drops move and suit evenings; hoops split the difference.
Then the look
Match the scale to the wearer. A 5 mm stone reads quiet, 8 mm reads deliberate.
WHAT THE STONE COSTS
Entry$880The quietest work on the page today
Typical$1,460Where most of these works land
Top of page$1,460The largest or rarest stone here now
Prices are per work, as of 16 Aug 2026, and move with the stone, never with a formula. Each piece is one of a kind.
Is fire opal good for earrings?
Fire opal is 6 / 10 on the Mohs scale. Earrings live the easiest life of any jewel, so softer stones like opal and pearl are safe here.
Which birthstone is fire opal?
Fire 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 much do fire opal earrings cost?
Today, $880 to $1,460 across 2 works, most near $1,460. Each is one of a kind, so the page moves as stones sell and new ones are set.
How long until it arrives?
Ready-now works leave the studio within two business days, insured and signed for. Made to order pieces state their bench time on the page, most within three to four weeks.
What if it does not suit?
Thirty days from delivery, in original condition, in the slate box. Resizing is free for life on rings, and any stone we set can be reset into a new mount as taste changes.
◆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 StudsFrom $880
The Opal Drops$1,460
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
Every page below is real: filtered from the works in the studio today, or an open invitation to commission the piece that is missing.
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BY STYLE
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GIFTS BY ZODIAC
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BY ANNIVERSARY YEAR
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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