Andalusite is named for Arab Spain, although these days the most remarkable specimens may be found in Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe or Brazil. This rare stone displays multiple colors at once, all in the autumnal spectrum: mossy greens, bourbon-chocolate browns, burnt orange, and burnished golden ambers.  ...

Rosh Hashanah is September 18. It’s a time for togetherness, family, fruity wines, and tables laden with harvest abundance.It’s also a time for great gifts. Let’s dish! We’ve got a luscious array of gems in tones of pomegranate, grape, apples and honey, as well as ready-to-wear rings and more.Not...

Color is our passion. We scour every corner of the globe for the wildest, juiciest gemstones in fantastic colors and staggering sizes.We find the most mouthwatering watermelon-pinks. The most brilliant blues. Moody purples. Sunny yellows. And even stones like Alexandrite that change their hue bef...

Sapphire is the traditional precious gemstone for the month of September.  You may think that you know this jewel, but it has a surprising profile.You may think “Lady Di’s” cornflower-blue engagement ring when you hear the word “sapphire”, and that clear, pure blue is the most conventional.But ho...

Entering month six of the international COVID19 crisis, it’s reasonable to say that we’re all feeling it in our own ways. Most of us are experiencing many conflicting emotions at once. Joy, giddiness, and euphoria probably are not among them. We suggest color-therapy, in the form of a gorgeous pr...

Peridot is the best-loved birthstone for the month of August, ranging in color from deep. mossy olive to acidic, citrusy yellow-green. Perhaps the ancients knew the secret of the peridot, which is that it often reaches our planet as the payload of falling stars (check out the annual Perseid meteo...