A label is defined by what it refuses to make.
Amaurine works to published material standards. Each one is a specification, not a marketing word — something you can hold us to. Every piece states the standard it is built to, in the same words we use here. Nothing leaves Amaurine under a name it has not earned.
Gold vermeil over sterling silver
Vermeil is a defined industry standard before it is a look (US FTC: at least 2.5 microns of 10-karat-or-better gold over sterling silver). Australia has no legal definition, so we use the word the way that standard does: a solid sterling core, and gold that the maker specifies as vermeil. The pieces that carry the word are the ones the maker specifies that way, each of them gold over 925 sterling silver, and each page says so. Sterling all the way through, gold where it shows.
- Core
- Solid 925 sterling silver
- Finish
- 18K or 24K gold, specified as vermeil by the maker
- Made for
- Every day
- On the page
- "18K gold vermeil over 925 sterling silver" (or 24K)
18K & 14K gold over sterling silver
The greater part of the collection. A solid 925 sterling core finished in 18K or 14K gold. "Gold over sterling" on a page means exactly this: a plated gold layer, thinner than vermeil, which is why these pieces do not carry that word. Each page states the karat and the base metal, and the thickness goes on the page the day it is certified. Same core, same karat, same care.
- Core
- Solid 925 sterling silver
- Finish
- 18K or 14K gold plating
- Made for
- Every day
- On the page
- "18K gold over 925 sterling silver" (or 14K)
18K and 14K gold over steel
Cuffs, bangles and a line of rings, A$149. Steel is the hardest base metal at Amaurine: a cuff keeps its round, a hinge stays true, and the piece sits lighter on the wrist than the same cuff cast in sterling. Cuffs and bangles are finished in 18K plated gold, the rings in 14K; the karat is on each product page. The price is the material, stated plainly — steel costs less than sterling, so the piece does too.
- Core
- Stainless steel
- Finish
- 18K gold plating on cuffs and bangles; 14K gold plating on rings
- Made for
- Every day, hard wear
- On the page
- "18K gold over stainless steel" (cuffs and bangles) / "14K gold over stainless steel" (rings)
Sterling silver with moissanite
The silver world of Amaurine. Brilliant-cut moissanite — a stone with more fire than diamond and a hardness just beneath it — set into solid sterling. It reads as light rather than sparkle, which is why it holds up under evening light instead of disappearing into it. A few pieces are finished in platinum over the sterling to hold the white; the page says so.
- Core
- Solid 925 sterling silver
- Stone
- Brilliant-cut moissanite
- Finish
- Polished sterling, or platinum plating where the page names it
- Made for
- Evening
- On the page
- "925 sterling silver, brilliant-cut moissanite" / "platinum-plated 925 sterling silver"
Where we are
Amaurine is a Sydney label. We ship across Australia and New Zealand, and the collections are curated here in small releases rather than published as an endless catalogue.
Questions about a specific piece, a size we do not list, or a stack you are still building — write to us.
Questions
Is everything gold vermeil?
No. The pieces that carry the word vermeil are specified as such, and each is gold over 925 sterling silver. The rest of the gold collections are 18K or 14K gold-plated 925 sterling silver, with cuffs and bangles in 18K gold-plated steel and a line of rings in 14K gold-plated steel. Every page names the metal and finish.
What is the difference between gold-plated and vermeil?
Thickness and base metal. Vermeil is a defined industry standard: at least 2.5 microns of 10-karat-or-better gold over sterling silver (US FTC). Gold-plated means a thinner gold layer over sterling or steel. We use each word exactly.
Will the gold wear?
Gold on a plated piece is a surface layer. Keep the surface and you keep the gold: last on, first off; keep it dry; wipe it down. Every finish is covered by a 12-month warranty.