We recently added to our journal a post on the cut of diamond and here we follow on to explain a little about the colour and clarity of a diamond. As mentioned in our last post we are advocates of the
April is the month of diamond, its birthstone. Diamond is also the zodiac stone of Aries. Diamonds are assessed on the 4 C's; Cut, Colour, Clarity and Carat. Here we explain about clarity and carat. Carat Carat quite simply is the size
It’s now the month of Aries which is between March 21st and April 20th. Aries is normally represented by the ram and someone with this Zodiac sign tends to be driven, optimistic, passionate yet impatient, moody and can be aggressive. The
Amethyst is a wonderful stone as it is so versatile; you see it used as a piece of rough gemstone set in jewellery through to fully carved intricate pieces. It covers the spectrum of purples from delicate lilac colours right to
This year the Chinese new year falls on Tuesday 5th February. For most Chinese people it is referred to as Spring Festival and it is deemed as the most important festival within China. It is the first day if the
Most people think of garnet as this rusty red transparent stone set in all kinds of jewellery from little trinkets to big Tiara’s but there is a lot more to this stone than people think. The name Garnet originates in ‘ye