{"product_id":"prospector-hoops","title":"Vv- The Prospector Hoops","description":"\u003cp\u003eLuxe: Hammered Open Hoop · 20mm | Gold Vermeil · 2.5µ over S925 Sterling Silver | Friction-Back Posts | Sold as a Pair\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Heritage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery strike began the same way: a glint in the pan, caught the moment the gravel washed away. The prospector wasn't handed gold. He waded in and found it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat was the whole promise of going west — that the bright thing was out there for anyone willing to look, and that what you pulled from the river was yours to carry home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese hoops keep the look of gold the way it first comes up: hammered all over, dimpled like a nugget that's caught the light before any tool ever smoothed it. Gold vermeil — a genuine gold surface, a full 2.5 microns thick, over solid sterling silver — given real body and made for real days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't have to wait for someone to leave you gold. You can go and find your own, and wear it where the light can catch it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot gold you were handed. Gold you went and found.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLuxe In Your Hands\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMaterial \u0026amp; Make\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: open hoop, ~20mm diameter, hand-hammered across the whole face for a faceted, nugget-like surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: planished texture that gathers and throws light from every angle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal: gold vermeil — a genuine 2.5-micron layer of gold over solid S925 sterling silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFittings: friction (push) post backs, polished for all-day wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold as a pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe honest note:\u003c\/em\u003e this is gold vermeil — a true layer of gold, a full 2.5 microns thick, bonded over solid S925 sterling silver. That is the thickness the law reserves for the word \"vermeil,\" and many times what ordinary gold plating gives you — which is why it wears like real gold for years, not months. We say \"vermeil\" plainly: a substantial gold surface over sterling is an honest way to wear real gold every day, not a shortcut around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the box:\u003c\/em\u003e the hoops in a Vann Veld presentation box · ribboned gift sleeve · certificate of authenticity (gold vermeil over S925) · Vann Veld guarantee card (60-day satisfaction).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCaring for Your Vann Veld\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBefore water, take them off. Showers, pools, and workouts are hard on any gold layer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePut them on last — after lotion, perfume, and hair — and take them off first at night.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo clean, a soft dry cloth is all they ask. Skip ultrasonic machines, steam, and silver dips.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore them dry and apart, in the pouch they arrived in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA minute of care, and the 2.5-micron gold stays exactly as you found it — the original Vv glow, worn for years, not seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e© 2026 Vann Veld — She did not inherit the gold. She waded in and found it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vann Veld","offers":[{"title":"18K Gold Vermeil","offer_id":46618623934625,"sku":"VV-PROSPECTOR-VERM","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/5867\/1777\/files\/Vv-TheProspectorHoops-zonneveld_Fine_jewelry_product_photography_pair_of_20mm_gold_ve_252d2469-e327-46d9-8a75-6c266aafee78.png?v=1782508094","url":"https:\/\/www.vannveld.com\/products\/prospector-hoops","provider":"Vann Veld","version":"1.0","type":"link"}