Pearls jewellery magazine

Unique, mysterious jewellery from "Shiva eyes" infers with 925th silver.
Turbanshells (lat. Turbinidae) are herbivorous. They live in up to depths of 20 meters in the sea and feed from algae which grow on corals and stones. In its living time the snail bears a protective door, which is called "Operculum"(lat.) or "Shiva-Eye" and protects the animal`s life by pulling the door ,with muscle power, in front of its opening. After two years the snail loose the door to built a new stone. So the Shiva Eye lies on the seabed. Especially in south Thailand the Shiva Eyes are of best quality, intensive colours and therefore perfect to manufacture them into excellent jewellery.
In other areas of the earth the "ShivaEye" is also known under other name:
The most popular name of this stone is "Shiva Eye". Also in other areas of the world this lucky stone is well known, but with different names. In Asia people call it "Shiva Eye" or "Buddha Eye". In Australia and New Zealand it is known as "Cat`s Eye", in South Africa as "Money of Mermaids", in Greece "Naxos Eye", in Italy "L’ocio di Santa Lucia" or generally "Sea Eye"

The stone, which is for the present very dull and plain can only be hewed with protracted, precise handwork and special diamond instruments. Up to twenty different worksteps are necessary. In six steps the stone was grinded by hand with high-grade sandpaper until the feather structure on the frontside appears and the stone gets round and smooth. After that the edge were smoothed, making carefully in two steps a groove around the edge, then later the setting has the best stability. These steps are all made with high-grade dentist instruments. Before the Shiva Eye gets its setting, the stone would be polish in several steps with finest diamond paste until the quality and intensity of colouring shows its advantage. The lucky stones were set in 925-sterling silver. Made into chains, bracelets, earrings, piercings, bellychains, pendents and many other different jewellery, the Shiva Eye appears in the most beautiful way.

At Perlorado, you will find a huge number in high grade processed ShivaEye - to pieces of jewellery.