{"title":"Black Tourmaline Necklaces in Sterling Silver","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack tourmaline necklaces in 925 silver. Every face is cut by hand, so the stone sits a little differently in each piece. See also \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/black-tourmaline-rings\"\u003eBlack Tourmaline Rings\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/black-tourmaline-earrings\"\u003eBlack Tourmaline Earrings\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tourmaline-jewelry\"\u003eall Tourmaline Jewelry\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tourmaline-pendant","title":"Large Tourmaline Pendant - Silver Branch Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eLarge tourmaline pendant, a small dark crystal at the centre of a full circle of silver branches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe branches go all the way round\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThin silver twigs radiate out from the stone in every direction and end in small rounded tips. The circle closes, so the pendant reads as one round mass rather than a stone with decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tourmaline is the centre, not the size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tourmaline itself is small. We shape it and leave the face rough, so it sparks blue, violet and green at the middle of all that silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt one branch at a time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery twig is cut, bent and soldered by hand in our Tbilisi studio. They do not repeat, so the circle is never symmetrical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge, and still flat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pendant is wide but thin. It lies against the chest instead of standing away from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt hangs on a black cord\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA soft black cord with a lobster clasp, so the silver has nothing bright competing above it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery stone is chosen and set one at a time. The piece that reaches you will be close to the photograph and never a copy of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44186293829692,"sku":"AKRA-NEC-TOU-002","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_09e0cf48-9b7b-494e-a764-5e080ceeab8a.jpg?v=1775844292"},{"product_id":"black-tourmaline-raw-necklace","title":"Raw Black Tourmaline Necklace - Silver Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaw black tourmaline necklace, an unpolished stone held in darkened silver claws on a black cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTourmaline is not flat black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe broken faces of the stone throw green, violet and magenta as the light moves. From a distance it reads black. Up close it does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShaped by hand, left unpolished\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe give the stone its form in our Tbilisi studio and then stop. No polishing wheel touches it, so the surface keeps its broken, glittering faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaws, not a bezel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilver claws with beaded tips close over the rough edges and hold the stone from the outside. A smooth bezel needs a smooth stone, and this surface was never taken that far.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA cord, not a chain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pendant hangs on a soft black cord that sits flat against the skin. It keeps the dark stone as the only thing you see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall, and it stays dark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pendant is smaller than it looks in the photographs and sits just below the collarbone. It works over black and it works over white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery stone is chosen and set one at a time. The piece that reaches you will be close to the photograph and never a copy of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44189086777404,"sku":"AKRA-NEC-TOU-001","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_27f293dd-4aa1-4f7b-bcac-ec07c0571040.jpg?v=1775906022"}],"url":"https:\/\/akragems.com\/collections\/black-tourmaline-necklaces.oembed","provider":"AKRA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}