Fire Opal Sterling Silver Earrings — Taxco .950

Liquid fire in your ears: the natural flashes of opal, a perfect pair for those who love the unrepeatable.

Characteristics

• Material: Sterling Silver .950 with hallmark
• Technique: Hand-inlaid stone setting
• Stone: Fire Opal, multicolor
• Length: 3.7 cm per earring
• Weight: 4.82 g (pair)
• Closure: Silver hooks
• Finish: Polished bright
• Origin: Taxco, Mexico

Each earring holds a fire opal where a hundred colors live at once — greens, reds, yellows, oranges — that dance with light as you move. It is not a static pendant: it is liquid fire that breathes. The multicolor tones of the opal are not paint but mineral nature itself, refracting light through microscopic layers. Sterling .950, a step beyond .925, purer and more noble — ideal for stones like this that deserve real metal.

Handmade in Taxco, each stone was individually selected and inlaid. The artisan who set the opal did what has taken centuries: choose the right stone, measure its seat, secure it without crushing its fragility. It is not industrial cocktail jewelry where a hundred identical pairs come out of a mold. It is craftsmanship you can see: in the silver caps that embrace the stone, in the firmness of the setting, in how each pair has its own opal character.

Taxco: 500 years of world silversmithing. When fire opal reached Taxco silversmiths centuries ago, they learned it is a stone not to force but to accompany — the inlaying technique respects its delicacy. The Art of Taxco story is the story of that patient craftsmanship that refuses to die.

Buy risk-free. If at any time you decide this is not your opal, we buy back your earrings in store credit — up to 35%, no expiration. Your Taxco silver always has value. Learn all about the Lifetime Buyback Program.

Key Benefits

• ✦ Sterling .950 authentic — purer than .925
• ✦ Fire opal multicolor with natural flashes
• ✦ Hand-inlaid in Taxco
• ✦ Secure closure — they don't fall
• ✦ Buyback up to 35% with no expiration

Ideal For

• 🎁 Those who love color and nature as jewelry
• 💍 Occasions where you want them to see you wearing something real
• 👤 Gifts for someone who has everything except fire in their ears

Measurements & Shipping

3.7 cm long per earring (measured from hook to stone tip). A discrete yet visible size — the opal shows, the colors speak. .950 silver hooks. Ships 2-3 business days. Custom-made with another opal: approx. 2 weeks — ask hola@artetaxco.mx.

Lifetime Buyback Program — Your Silver Always Matters

Buy risk-free. We buy back your earrings whenever you choose, in store credit, up to 35% — no expiration, no surprises. Because Taxco silver is not fashion: it is your heritage. Learn all about the Lifetime Buyback Program.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is fire opal fragile?
A: It is delicate with respect to impacts and dehydration. Store in a case, avoid dropping. With normal care they last years.

Q: Why .950 silver and not .925?
A: .950 silver is purer (95% vs 92.5%), ideal for fine stones like opal. The metal is more noble and settings more secure.

Q: Is the opal color natural?
A: Yes. The multicolor flashes are the nature of opal — light refraction through mineral layers, not paint or dyeing.

Do You Have Silver You No Longer Wear?

Heirlooms, old gifts, broken pieces — we buy them back. Send photos to hola@artetaxco.mx and we discuss amounts.

Taxco earrings with real fire opal — when the fire runs out, they are gone.