Vintage Gold Winkle Charm three-stone rings and bears French import marks

and bears French import marks to the outer band

A stylish vintage band studded with sapphires and diamonds of various sizes

and set with seven (always seven) rose cut diamond "nails"

" which is another way of saying they're unbelievably bright and vibrant

the quality is quite remarkable - it's crude

Vintage Gold Winkle Charm three-stone rings and bears French import marksDATE: Vintage, 1969 Charming 1960s winkle charm in 9 karat gold. The gold has an incredibly finely textured finish, quite lifelike, with a full set of (tiny) Birmingham hallmarks. Winkles, aka Periwinkles, are a small, black, snail like shellfish that form a traditional part of a British seafood platter. Sold live or cooked, and often by the pint (apparently enough for three or four people), winkles represented a certain working class solidarity