These 14k yellow gold hoops are cast in my studio (actually on the deck as casting needs good ventilation) from a granulated master for a limited edition series of hoops. I use fine silver for the original granulation, then make.a mold, pull a wax copy from the mold, then cast using the lost wax process with a vacuum. Granulation is a fascination and labor intensive ancient fusing process that can only be done with certain alloys which are prone to fusing. 14 k is not one of those metals. Casting allows me to make this design in hard to fuse metals.
These are the smallest in my series of Etruscan Hoop sizes - 20mm.
These hoops have a riveted hoop wire and catch with a satisfying snap.
