Glacial is produced in a limited run of 30 pieces. Natural aquamarine, blue opal and meteorite patterns vary slightly from piece to piece — that is the material, not a flaw. If the piece you receive doesn't match the photos and specs, return it within 30 days for a full refund.
Specimen Details
- Origin
- Qinghai-Tibet Plateau · Third Pole
- Material
- Iron meteorite bead 8 mm × 1; faceted aquamarine 4 mm; blue opal 4 mm; platinum-plated clasp
- Dimensions
- Stones 4 mm · center iron meteorite bead 8 mm · sizes 18 / 20 / 22 cm
- Finish
- Faceted aquamarine and blue opal; polished meteoritic iron
Eastern Five Elements · 文化渊源
Elemental reading: Water
Metal begets water (jin sheng shui): the sky-iron bead — metal — sits at the center of glacier-blue aquamarine and blue opal — water — completing a five-element generation cycle in one circle.
“A falling star, reaching the earth, becomes stone.” — Sima Qian, Records of the Grand Historian, c. 91 BC
Cultural heritage narrative only. We make no functional or metaphysical claims.
Glacier & Sky Iron · Cut From Different Falls
Two Stories on One Wrist
The Water — Glacier Light, Cut to Sparkle
Aquamarine is the old sailors' stone — water held clear in crystal. Cut into small facets beside deep blue opal, it carries the color of ice at the moment it begins to move. Stones gathered from the heights of the Third Pole.
The Iron — Sky Metal, Worked by Hand
At the center, one bead of iron meteorite — thokcha, sky iron, collected and worked on the Plateau for a thousand years. Water is yin, iron is yang; worn together in one unbroken circle, they complete the pair.
Wear It With
Where It Belongs
Everyday — worn alone
Light enough to forget you are wearing it, distinct enough that people ask. The piece that starts conversations about the Third Pole.
Stacked — with watch or beads
The glacier-blue stones sit naturally beside steel and silver. Keep metals in the same temperature range — cool tones — and the stack reads as one deliberate gesture.
Gifting — vermilion box
Arrives in our signature vermilion gift box. A limited run of 30 — uncommon enough to feel chosen, honest enough to wear every day.