TUMBLED MOLDAVITE BRACELET

By the surface, not the colour. Genuine moldavite has a sculpted, pitted relief etched into it over millions of years in soil, and held against light it shows elongated bubbles and flow lines left as the drop cooled mid flight. On our tumbled and faceted stones you recognise it by the micro inclusions: small irregular bubbles and a fibrous internal structure. Manufactured green glass has a suspiciously even surface, perfectly round bubbles and often a faint mould seam. Deep green colour on its own proves nothing. What decides is documented provenance tied to the individual piece, not a seller's assurance.

Moldavite is priced by carat because it is a gemstone, not a material sold by weight. One carat is 0.2 grams, so five carats make one gram. If you see a price per gram, divide it by five. Price then follows more than mass: clarity, depth of colour, surface character and the size of individual stones. A large and genuinely clean moldavite is found far more rarely, so it costs more per carat as well.

Every bracelet includes one. Each piece has its own certificate with a QR code that opens its page on the Moldara website, where you find all the details of that particular stone. Once the piece is sold, the price on that page is hidden, so the bracelet can be given as a gift.

Every bracelet rests in a decorative green box with gold detailing, set inside a larger magnetic gift box tied with our signature ribbon. Along with the certificate of authenticity you find a carefully produced booklet inside. It tells the story of moldavite's cosmic origin and invites you to explore the 14.5 million year journey of the rare stone you now hold in your hands.

Measure your wrist with a tape and add 1 to 1.5 cm. We carry three lengths: 17 cm for smaller to medium wrists, 18 cm as a larger bracelet that fits almost any woman's hand, and 19 cm for looser wear, which still sits well on everyone. The photographs with models show how the bracelet looks on a rather small wrist. Any other length we make to order.

Moldavite has long been associated with change and with openness to something new. That is part of a tradition built around it over centuries, and many people buy it for exactly that reason. We are not the ones to judge it and we promise nothing. What we can document is provenance: moldavite formed in a meteorite impact 14.5 million years ago, it is a tektite, and the only quality deposits in the world lie in Southern Bohemia. We find that remarkable enough.

Within the Czech Republic it is free regardless of order value. We ship worldwide through Packeta or UPS and insure every parcel for the full value of your piece. There is no surcharge for the insurance, it is part of the shipping price.

Always, and for the full value of the piece. Moldavite jewellery runs into tens of thousands of crowns, so we send nothing uninsured. The insurance is part of the shipping price and you pay nothing extra for it. If anything happens to the parcel, we deal with it, not you.