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What Does Padparadscha mean? A Guide to Padparadscha sapphires

What Does Padparadscha mean? A Guide to Padparadscha sapphires

What a strange word “Padparadsha”! What color do experts mean when they use it? It’s a wonderful duet of orange and pink that so much resembles the most vivid moments of sunset.…

The Ultimate Guide to Sapphire Engagement Rings

The Ultimate Guide to Sapphire Engagement Rings

A beautiful sapphire ring as the reason to get married? Oh, yes! The example of the royal family is very inspiring! Back in 1981 it was Princess Diana who acquired a sapphire…

Famous Rubies and Ruby Jewelry in History

Famous Rubies and Ruby Jewelry in History

In the Ancient Indian language of Sanskrit the term Ratnaraj, or King of Stones, was bestowed upon the ruby. It seems we still agree today as, after diamonds, rubies hold the record…

Blue Sapphire vs Aquamarine

An eternal favorite with artists and designers, the color blue never goes out of style. For gemstone lovers of this soothing color the options are numerous. You could go for a deep…

May Birthstone: The Emerald

May Birthstone: The Emerald

One of the ‘big four’ precious gemstones, emeralds have fascinated people for thousands of years. The name itself has become synonymous with the rich bluish-green hue of the finest examples. May babies…

Lab Created vs Natural Gemstones

Lab Created vs Natural Gemstones

‘Lab-created’ is one of the hottest and most controversial buzzwords in the jewelry world lately with many insiders fervently for or against these stones. On the one side you have the likes…

Boulder Opals – Strength and Beauty

Gaze deep into an opal and you’d be hard-pressed to disagree with the ancients that you were looking at a rainbow trapped within a stone. Its spectacular shifting hues (known as play-of-color)…

Sapphire Gemstones: Overview and Facts

Sapphire Gemstones: Overview and Facts

Sapphire. Ruby. Emerald. The names of the big three gemstones are so intrinsically linked with color that as soon as you read those three words you probably thought ‘Blue. Red. Green’. And…

Emerald: Overview and Facts

Nature combines two basic elements to obtain the perfect green of emerald and bring this gorgeous gemstone to the global jewelry market. Durable, everlasting, eternal and beautiful just like true love. The…

Birthstone color for March – Aquamarine

Birthstone color for March – Aquamarine

People born in March have a beautiful symbolic birthstone of the pure water color – aquamarine. This stone has been valued high since ancient times, with certain shades being more or less…