The History of Jewelry

While the use of metal as tools and decorations is only about 9000 years old. The practice of using objects as personal decorations is actually much, much older. All of the reasons we wear jewelry today were still reasons to wear jewelry tens of thou... Read more

Nov 30

Birthstones & Aaron's Breastplate

For this week’s “Did you know?” we’re going to explore the origin of birthstones. I’d like to preface this wit... Read more

Nov 30

Labradorite

Labradorite has an effect called labradoresence (it’s a little on the nose, but whatever). It’s the only stone in the world that... Read more

Nov 30

Mined-vs-Lab Created-vs-Simulated

There is a TON of confusion about terminology regarding the origin of a gemstone.“Natural, Genuine, Mined, Lab Grown, Lab Created, Syn... Read more

Nov 30

A lot of things you should know about Platinum!

Platinum (as the {ahem} gold standard, if you will, of high end jewelry) will be the subject of this weeks "Did you know?" post.Platinum is ... Read more

Nov 30

Cursed Gemstones - The Koh-I-Noor Diamond

The Koh-i-Noor Diamond is a 186 carat diamond with a curse affecting only men. According to folklore, a Hindu description of the diamond war... Read more

Nov 30

Cursed Gemstones - The Black Prince's Ruby

Weighing in at 170 carats and at about 2 inches long, the Black Prince’s Ruby was long thought to be one of the largest rubies in the ... Read more

Nov 30

Cursed Gemstones - The Delhi Purple Sapphire

Also known as The Gem of Sorrow, This haunted object does not bring accidental death but instead it brings misfortune and deep sorrow. The m... Read more

Nov 30

Cursed Gemstones - The Hope Diamond

Arguably one of, if not THE most famous gemstone in the world, the Hope Diamond is a (now) 45.52 carat grayish-blue diamond that was f... Read more

Nov 30

Cursed Gemstones - The Curse of the Black Orlov Diamond

Often mistaken to be black in color, the hypnotic deep "gun-metal" tones of this legendary black diamond struggle to hide the reflections of... Read more

Nov 30

Poison Rings

There is a long and sordid history attached to poison rings, and some of the oldest examples may even date back to ancient Asia and India. &... Read more

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