No, not the prince song As February draws to a close, I thought I’d take the time to talk about Amethyst, this months birthstone and the purple variety of Quartz. It is a semi-precious gemstone used commonly in jewellery with its uses dating back to ancient Egyptians...
Garnets, January's birthstone and what a gem! Yet most people don’t really know much about them. The Garnet group or family encompass a wide variety of “minerals” or “gems” coming in nearly every colour imaginable from the rich and luscious greens of tsavorites to the fiery red and...
Sapphires While I’ve already written a post on Sapphires as the birthstone for September (see here) and some quality factors for sapphires (see here) I wanted to touch on the availability of different shapes, sizes and colours. This topic has the potential to get in-depth quick,...
Peridot. That's a silent T Peridot is the birthstone for August. Bringing some bright and colourful green to the end of winter, quite fitting consider its spring next month! It has been used as a gem for centuries and is part of the Olivine family, named so...
Ruby Ruby Ruby ruby ahhh ah ah ah ah You know that song, right? By the Kaiser chiefs. Well that's not what I'm going to be talking about today. Today, I'm going to be talking about the amazingly beautiful and increasingly rare gemstone Ruby. Ruby is the...
Our workshop is our essence and without it we wouldn't exist. We are jewellers first and then jewellery sales people and therefor the onsite workshop is an integral part of our business. Having the workshop upstairs allows us many luxury's such as quality controlling throughout...