Birthstones and their vivid colors have long been a way to connect your birth month with rare and unique gemstones. They are a meaningful gift for mom, a friend, spouse, or family member during a special occasion. But they mean much more than that as you’ll find out below. Whether you’re shopping for a birthstone or trying to determine […]
When we think of precious stones, diamonds, emeralds, and rubies jump to mind as the most valuable gemstones in the world. However (or perhaps surprisingly), there are so many gemstones that are even rarer and, in turn, even more valuable. There are roughly 200 varieties of natural gemstone known in the world today. Alongside […]
Gemstone localities are found all over the world, so there are no particular locations where only gems are found. However, some states like Brazil, Burma, India, Mozambique, Tanzania and more have higher quality and more varied gems deposits. We source many gemstones for our quality jewelry pieces and they come from all over the world. […]
There are many iconic movies, but only a few will be remembered at the first place by its jewelry. 1. A natural choice is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes where iconic actress Marilyn Monroe utters the legendary phrase: “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”. Few women before or since have made jewelry look quite as glamorous! […]
There are four possible birthstones of December: tanzanite, zircon, blue topaz and turquoise – all of them, best known for beautiful shades of blue. Tanzanite is the most recently discovered gem, so it is the least known. The mineral zoisite is quite common reddish-brown stone found throughout the world, but blue zoisite or Tanzanite is […]