Last week Susana of The Bling Blog did an interesting post on “statement rings” the latest phrase used to describe knuckleduster cocktail rings. On the list was David Yurman’s big amethyst ring for women. Yurman however, doesn’t want the gents to be left out of the statement ring phenomenon so he has created some pretty chunky rings for men. His Exotic Stone collection features more “manly” stones. No glittery amethyst or blue topaz here, the only flash you will get is a shimmer of chatoyancy (a cat’s eye like bit of light play) from the pieterstite used on one of the rings. Other stones used include fossilized dinosaur bone, African agate and the picture jasper (shown here) which sells for $675. A wee bit pricey for sterling silver and picture jasper, considering this is the stuff I used to collect when I was a kid because it was the jewelry I could afford with my own money.