14K Gold Moldavite Stud Earrings, 585 White or Yellow Gold, Real Czech Vltavin with Natural Diamonds or Bohemian Garnet Halo

Solid 14k gold moldavite stud earrings, 585/1000 - a genuine Czech vltavin at the centre of each cluster, framed by natural Bohemian pyrope garnets. Yellow or white gold. Not plated: solid gold with the Czech state hallmark, hand-set in our own design and made in the Czech Republic.

CHOOSE YOUR GOLD AND YOUR STONE

Use the drop-down menus to select:

Gold colour

- Yellow gold 585 - the traditional Bohemian pairing, warm yellow against the green
- White gold 585 - a cooler setting that makes the green read sharper

Stones

- Moldavite + Czech garnet - a green moldavite centre framed by red garnets
- Moldavite + natural diamonds - moldavite in a halo of real diamonds, 0.408 ct total
- Moldavite + zircon - moldavite framed with white zircon
- Czech garnet + garnet - the all red Bohemian cluster, no moldavite

Same price for both gold colours. The photo changes with your selection.

CZECH MOLDAVITE - VLTAVIN

Moldavite, known in Czech as vltavin, is a natural tektite - a meteor glass formed around 15 million years ago, when a meteorite struck what is now southern Germany and threw molten material across Bohemia and Moravia. It is found nowhere else in the world. The deposits are finite, mining is restricted, and faceted stones of even colour are getting harder to source every year.

Real moldavite is never bright emerald and never perfectly clear. It is a deep bottle green that shifts with the light, and under magnification it shows the bubbles and flow lines of glass that cooled in flight. That is how you tell it from the imitation.

NATURAL DIAMONDS - THE HALO VERSION

In the diamond version the moldavite sits in a halo of sixteen natural diamonds, eight around each stone, 0.408 ct total for the pair, clarity SI1. These are real mined diamonds, not simulants, not lab grown, and not cubic zirconia. Around a green stone the white halo does something the red garnet version cannot: it holds the light at the edge and pushes the green forward, so the moldavite reads brighter without being lit from behind.

SOLID GOLD, NOT PLATED

Plating wears through with time; solid gold does not - the colour is the metal itself, and the earrings can be worn daily for decades and passed on. A stone this rare deserves a setting that will outlast it in wear.

OUR OWN DESIGN

This is not a wholesale model you will find in ten other shops. The design is ours - developed by A-B and produced to our specification by a Czech workshop we work with directly, made to order and exclusively for us. Every stone is selected by hand for its colour match.

DETAILS

- Metal: solid 14k gold, 585/1000 - yellow or white
- Weight: 1.7 g (the pair)
- Centre stone: natural Czech moldavite or pyrope garnet, round, 3.5 mm
- Surrounding stones: 8 x 2 mm per earring - natural Czech pyrope garnet, zircon, or natural diamond
- Diamond version: natural diamonds, clarity SI1, 0.408 ct total (the pair)
- Cluster diameter: approx. 9 mm
- Closure: butterfly (push) back
- Brand: A-B
- Made in: Czech Republic

NATURAL CZECH GARNET FROM BOHEMIA

The garnets around the moldavite are mined at the pyrope deposits of Bohemia and cut in Czech art workshops. Our stones come from two of the oldest gemstone factories in Europe, working to traditions several centuries old. Czech pyrope is darker and warmer than commercial garnet, and it holds its red under artificial light instead of going brown. Green and red together are the traditional Bohemian combination.

HALLMARKS - INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED

- 585 - fineness mark, 14k gold
- Swan head - the Czech State Hallmark for 585/1000 gold, struck by the Czech Assay Office (Puncovni urad CR), a state authority that independently verifies the gold content
- A-B - our own registered maker's mark

Gold is assayed by the state, not by us: the swan is applied only after the metal has been tested. A-B is registered with the Assay Office of the Slovak Republic (Puncovy urad SR) - message us and we will send you the registry link.

Slovakia and the Czech Republic are both member states of the Vienna Hallmarking Convention, so these marks are recognised across the UK, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Poland, the Netherlands and other member countries.

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

Every order includes our A-B certificate confirming the origin and nature of the stone - issued by us as the maker, with a hologram. For moldavite this matters more than for anything else we make: most of what is sold online under this name is green glass. We are asked about it often, so the certificate comes with every piece as standard, no request needed.

HOW TO WEAR

Light and easy to put on - they do not pull the earlobe or catch in the hair, so they work as everyday earrings as well as for occasions. The green centre reads quietly against the skin in daylight and lights up under lamps. With an evening dress the cluster puts a point of colour near the face; in a business look it refreshes without breaking the code.

MATCHING PIECES AND OTHER METALS

The same cluster is also available as a ring, a pendant and a matching set. And in sterling silver 925 and gold plated silver, if you would like the design at a lower price point. Browse the full collection in our shop.

CARE

Wipe with a soft cloth after wear. Solid gold does not tarnish and needs no polishing compound. Put jewellery on after perfume and cream. Do not force the clamps when fastening. Store in the original box.

SHIPPING

Ships from Slovakia in a gift box, ready to give. Tracked and insured shipping on every order.