Echunga Long Gully Coloured Diamond Pendant

The Echunga Collection features natural coloured diamond designs inspired by the colours and shapes of the original stones discovered in the Echunga Goldfields, nestled in the leafy Adelaide Hills town of the same name. The Echunga Collection of jewellery is deeply connected to the town’s local folklore, history and the very essence of Australian natural beauty. The Long Gully pendant, named after a gold digging site in the Chapel Hill goldfields, is an expressive and organic design with an adventurous spirit. The diamonds in each Echunga design are carefully arranged to achieve harmonious balance.

We describe these diamonds in terms of distinct “flavours”—a playful way to capture the variety of colours that make each diamond unique. The flavours of this design are mango, lime, vanilla bean, strawberry and passionfruit. While “flavours” is not a technical diamond term, we find it a fun and helpful way to express the beauty and complexity of these natural fancy gems.

Product details:

Coloured Diamonds: Orange, green, grey, pink and yellow, 5=0.72ct.

White Diamonds: Round brilliant cut, G/VS 7=0.21ct.

Metal: 18ct white gold. The 18ct white gold chain is adjustable 42-45cm long.

The Echunga Collection:

Echunga is an exclusive collection of jewellery by Gerard McCabe inspired by the mystery and folklore of the rare Echunga diamonds.

Discovered at Echunga in the picturesque Adelaide Hills during the gold rush of the late 1800s, the true source of the original diamonds remains unknown to this day. Gerard McCabe appraised the original diamonds in 1994 for the South Australian Museum, which sparked the idea for this unique collection. The origin of the Echunga diamonds remains a mystery, as there are no known Kimberlite pipes (required for the formation of mined diamonds) in the Adelaide Hills.

Every coloured diamond in the Echunga collection is unique. Working with these exquisite natural gems has led to the creation of a suite of one-of-a-kind jewellery. Key to each design are matching sets of different natural coloured diamonds to create beautifully unique jewellery. We use flavours as a helpful way to describe the colours of these very special diamonds.