Vintage Atocha Silver Scallop Shell Locket amethyst the general trend for wearing

the general trend for wearing charms has been moving away from the classic

it's set with a deep rock crystal cabochon - cut so its "pools" the light inside - within a border of pearls and amethyst set bail

and gorgeous hand-chased detailing all over

Certified natural saltwater pearl (10

Brooch: 28

Vintage Atocha Silver Scallop Shell Locket amethyst the general trend for wearingDATE: Vintage, c. 1994 This remarkable vintage locket is made from a silver ingot recovered from the wreck of the Nuestra Sonora de Atocha, a Spanish galleon that sunk off the Florida Keys in 1622 laden with over 40 tons of gold and silver, and an estimated 70 pounds of Colombian emeralds. The wreck was discovered over 300 years later, in 1985, by Mel Fisher, who had been searching for it since the early '70s. It was a long and dangerous process,