AND
AND GEM
AND GEM STONES THAT YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET
THINGS STARTED.
THINGS STARTED. WE'RE GOING TO START NOW
WITH OUR GREEN CHROME
OPAL.
OPAL.
OPAL. AND
OPAL. AND THIS IS BRAND NEW.
BUT EVEN THOUGH IT'S
BRAND NEW, WE'RE GOING
TO DO IT AT $10 OFF.
AND IT'S UNDER $18 ON
YOUR CHARGE CARD.
I WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY
TOO, WE'RE ON FACEBOOK
LIVE, SO IF YOU ARE ARE
A MINE FINDS PERSON, YOU
LOVE MINE FINDS.
YOU LOVE SHOPPING WITH
JAY.
JAY.
JAY. WE'D
JAY. WE'D LOVE TO GET SOCIAL
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU. WE'D LOVE TO SAY HI AND
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS,
OR YOU CAN SIMPLY SAY
HELLO TO US THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. WE'RE DELIGHTED YOU'RE
WTH US.
WTH US.
WTH US. BUT WE'RE GOING TO START
WITH THE BRAND NEW GREEN
CHROME OPAL.
CHROME OPAL. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF
GREEN CHROME OPAL.
>> Guest: IT'S REALLY
KIND OF A UNIQUE
MATERIAL.
MATERIAL.
MATERIAL. FOR ANYBODY THAT REALLY
DOESN'T KNOW US THAT
WELL, WE'RE A VERY NICHE
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. A PRETTY NICHE BUSINESS
FOR ANYBODY I KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY
THAT WORKS THE WAY WE
DO.
DO.
DO. WE
DO. WE KIND OF SEARCH THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. WE
WORLD. WE GO TO A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE
WORLD TO FIND UNUSUAL,
UNIQUE, MATERIALS.
UNIQUE, MATERIALS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE PLACE
IN OUR DESIGNS.
THIS IS JUST THE CASE
THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT
HERE, THIS IS A BRAND
NEW MINE FIND.
THIS IS CHROME OPAL.
I FOUND IT IN AUSTRALIA.
WE SPECIALIZE, NUMBER
ONE IN TURQUOISE.
BUT THE SECOND THING WE
SPECIALIZE IN IS OPALS.
OPALS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. DO
WORLD. DO YOU SEE WHERE IT
ALMOST HAS A
TRANSLUCENCY TO IT.
s GOT CHROMIUM IN IT.
>> Host: CHROMIUM IS
WHAT MAKES AN EMERALD
GREEN, RIGHT?
GREEN, RIGHT? >> Guest: IT'S KIND OF
LIKE WHAT GIVES IT THAT
CATS EYE FEELING THAT
YOU GET IN LIKE TIGERS
EYE.
EYE.
EYE. SO
EYE. SO IT'S DUE TO THIS
CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE OF
THE SILICA.
THE SILICA. THAT'S WHAT ALL OPALS
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. THEY'RE COMPOSED AS
SILICAS.
SILICAS.
SILICAS. IN THIS CASE, YOU HAVE
CRYSTALS GROWING INSIDE
OF THE SILICA.
AND WHEN THE LIGHT
BOUNCES THROUGH, YOU'RE
SEEING THAT LIGHT
REFRACTION.
REFRACTION. SO IT HAS THIS CATS EYE
EFFECT TO IT.
HAVE YOU SEEN A CAT AT
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR
EYES ARE LIKE A DEER OR
SOMETHING AT NIGHT
YOU'LL SEE THEIR EYES
GLOW BACK AT YOU.
THIS HAS KIND OF THAT
SAME PHENOMENA TO IT.
WHEN YOU TAKE IT INTO
DIFFERENT LIGHT SOURCES,
YOU'LL GET DIFFERENT
WAVE LENGTH VARIANCES ON
THE LIGHT SOURCES THAT
ARE GOING THROUGH THE
LIGHT WAVES.
LIGHT WAVES. SO IT WILL TAKE ON LIKE
DIFFERENT COLORS AND
STUFF.
STUFF.
STUFF. IT'S KIND OF WEIRD.
IT TAKES ON EVEN
DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS
DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT.
BUT IT'S BRAND NEW.
AND WE'RE CALLING IT
GREEN CHROME.
GREEN CHROME. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE
CHROMIUM CRYSTALS
CHROMIUM CRYSTALS CONTAINED INSIDE THE
OPAL THAT'S ACTUALLY
GIVING IT THAT PROPERTY.
>> STAND BY.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
ON FACEBOOK LIVE.
SOMETHING HAPPENED IN MY
LITTLE iPAD.
LITTLE iPAD. I CAN'T READ YOUR
COMMENTS RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT
FIXED SO WE CAN HEAR
FROM YOU.
FROM YOU.
FROM YOU. BUT THIS IS INTERESTING
AND UNIQUE.
AND UNIQUE. FOR THOSE OF US WHO LOVE
GEM STONES, IT'S
WONDERFUL TO HAVE
SOMETHING THAT NOBODY
ELSE HAS.
ELSE HAS.
ELSE HAS. WHERE ELSE COULD YOU GO
AND FIND GREEN CHROME
OPAL?
OPAL?
OPAL? WHEN YOU THINK OF OPAL,
YOU THINK OF A JELLY
OPAL.
OPAL.
OPAL. YOU
OPAL. YOU THINK OF THE OPAL
WE'VE SEEN ALWAYS.
THIS IS SOMETHING UNIQUE
AND AMAZING.
AND AMAZING. AND IF YOU LOVE GREEN, A
REALLY BEAUTIFUL GREEN
GEM STONE.
GEM STONE. THE NEAT THING IS,
MOTHER NATURE DOES NOT
MAKE TWO IDENTICAL.
SO EVERY ONE IS ONE OF A
KIND.
KIND.
KIND. >>
KIND. >> THEY'LL ALL BE
UNIQUELY DIFFERENT IN
THEIR OWN RIGHT.
THE SAME BASIC DESIGN.
BUT JUST SO EVERYBODY IS
AWARE, THE WAY WE WORK.
IN THIS CASE, IT'S A
PERFECT EXAMPLE THAT WE
CUT THE CABOCHON FIRST.
THESE AREN'T STANDARD
CABS.
CABS.
CABS. THESE ARE FREE FORM
CABS.
CABS.
CABS. THERE'S NO MOLD FOR
THESE.
THESE.
THESE. YOU KNOW THIS REALLY
KIND OF SPEAKS TO OUR
ART AND WHAT WE REALLY
ARE ABOUT AND WHAT WE
DO.
DO.
DO. SO
DO. SO WE
DO. SO WE TAKE THE RAW
GOODS.
GOODS.
GOODS. THE NATURAL MATERIALS.
FROM THAT.
FROM THAT. THEY CUT THE CABOCHON.
OR THEY USE A TEMPLATE.
THEY CUT THAT CAB.
THOSE GO ON CARDS.
WHICH THEN GO TO THE
SILVERSMITHS.
SILVERSMITHS. THE SILVERSMITHS TAKE
SERLING SILVER SHEET
MATERIAL.
MATERIAL.
MATERIAL. AND THEY ACTUALLY BUILD
THE STERLING SILVER PART
OF THE DESIGN.
IT'S ACTUALLY BUILT
AROUND THE CABOCHON IN
THIS CASE.
THIS CASE. SO IT'S ALL MADE FROM
SCRATCH.
SCRATCH.
SCRATCH. THEY'RE ALL CUSTOM
BUILT.
BUILT.
BUILT. CUSTOM BUILT TO THE
POINT WHEN THEY MAKE THE
STERLING -- WHEN THEY
CUT THE CAB ON THE BACK
OF EACH CAB, THEY NUMBER
IT.
IT.
IT. AND
IT. AND THEN THEY NUMBER THE
STERLING SILVER
STERLING SILVER COUNTERPART SO WHEN THAT
STONE GETS SET IF