Welo Opal, Sapphires and Rhodolith Watch

A quartz watch crafted in rhodium-plated 925 sterling silver, set with colored sapphires, opals, and rhodolith garnets, all faceted and prong-set. The colored sapphires are arranged around the orange movement, while the opals alternate with the rhodoliths on the watch band. It is an elegant and undeniably striking design, distinguished by the vibrancy and opalescence of the opals.

WELO OPAL:

The play of colors in opal is due to the refraction of light within the cristobalite microspheres. In Greek mythology, it was said to have originated from the tears of Zeus's good fortune after his victory over the Titans. In India, it is the goddess of the rainbow, solidified into stone when she fled from the troublesome gods.

Origin: Ethiopia.

Properties: Brings earthly joy, opal strengthens desire, eroticism and sexuality.

Zodiac sign: Capricorn

GARNET RHODOLITE:

Rhodolite garnet is the name given to a mixture of almandine and pyrope. The name rhodolite likely comes from the Greek word "rhodon," meaning rose. Rhodolite tends to be lighter in color than most other types of red garnet. It can easily be mistaken for ruby ​​due to the similarity in color.

In ancient times, as well as in the Middle Ages, people believed that the cosmos was reflected in gemstones. Garnet was associated with the planets Mars, Mercury, and Pluto.

Origin: Tanzania

Properties: It is regenerative, provides vitality and willpower.

Zodiac sign: Aries

SAPPHIRE:

The elements that give it color are iron and titanium in blue sapphire, and vanadium in violet. Iron determines the yellow and green tones, chromium the pink color, and inclusions of rutile needles produce a silky luster. In ancient European and Indian cultures, it was considered the stone of Saturn, representing the sky, the world of angels, magic, loyalty, and friendship. In antiquity, and to some extent even into the Middle Ages, the term sapphire was generally understood to refer to what is now known as lapis lazuli.

Origin: Sri Lanka.

Properties: It provides uprightness, instills wisdom, and enhances judgment and the structuring of thoughts. Known as the stone of wisdom.

Zodiac sign: Pisces.