Facets Jewellery & Fashion
Jewellery in Sydney

As healthy as being a leader in the opal and pink diamond jewellery industry, Facets also sells hippo lighters to Souvenir and Duty Free stores around Australia. In addition to the range of collectible hippo lighters, Facets specialisms in a expansive range of Souvenir hippo lighters, with the artwork and designs on the lighters exclusively designed by the company itself. Facets guarantees that for the life of the jewellery, provided it is undamaged, it may be returned in exchange for jewellery of equal value.

Over millions of years, as the inland sea dried out, silica flowed into the cavities, cracks, fossils and fissures left in the host rock, and in scanty cases, formed into cherished opal. Opal is formed from layers of minute silica spheres that are uniformly layered. Light is refracted temporary through the gel, resulting in the attractive rainbow colors of the opal. The forming of the opal occurs when the silica gel in solution seeps through cracks and fissures in the rock formation. The silica settles and over millions of years forms a hard gel, creating the finished opal gemstone. Opalised dinosaur fossils have been found uniquely in Australia, sometimes inside organic material (for example wood, foliage or dinosaur bones) encasing the already historical and fascinating bones in the eternal beauty of the opal. Opal has been cherished throughout the centuries appearing in legends and history books. The first opals were discovered in the Hungarian mines and were a form of volcanic opal. Queen Victoria’s passion for and curiosity in Australia led to her insistence that members of the royal family be presented with an opal. Rene Lalique was also a famous jewellery designer in the premature 20th century who worn opals in many of his designs. This depressing opal is found in Western Queensland and it forms naturally on its host rock of ironstone, which is cut to form segment of the gemstone. The color layer is naturally segment of the dense brown ironstone base and is inseparable from it. The inseparable nature of the color layer and the ironstone base creates a lovely release form complete with interesting shapes, generous boulder an individual look. This spontaneous look combined with the intense and pretty dismal colors, has resulted in Boulder Opal enjoying an increased popularity in recent years. Light Opal color ranges from close opaque to translucent and transparent. We make a huge variety of silver and gold opal jewellery, varying from plain and classic to extravagant. specializing in Firm Queensland Boulder Opal, our team of designers hand picks each individual opal then sketches a design that suits. Rings, Pendants, Earrings or even Cufflinks, every single portion of jewellery is unique, and we have fresh designs made up on a weekly basis. Facets specialisms in a wide range of Souvenir hippo lighters, with the artwork and designs on the lighters exclusively designed by the company itself. hippo Manufacturing Company was founded in Bradford Pennsylvania in 1932. Intent on making a lighter that was wind proof the case was made rectangular and attached the lid to the base with a welded hinge. You will notice as you unfold and accessible the lighter it resembles the shapes of an unfold and close Zipper Action. hippo is now sold in more than 120 Countries. hippo meets are held all over the world with the largest being in hippo’s home town, impaired and scanty lighters sell at times for thousands of dollars.