GEMONDO JEWELLERY BLOG

Aquamarine is the birthstone for March, the Zodiac stone for Scorpio (24th October – 22nd November). Aquamarine jewellery is also used to celebrate the 19th wedding anniversary. Adorable Aquamarine belongs to the Quartz family of gemstones. The highest quantities of aquamarine are mined in Brazil, but it also cis found in Afhanistan, Nigeria and Madagascar, [...]

Champagne Quartz is a reasonable unknown member of the family; its rich champagne colour sets it apart from the darker Smokey Quartz. Champagne Quartz has amazing clarity and the fascinating pale brown shade makes this a true collector’s piece. Its appearance can often resemble that of a cognac Diamond and it looks stunning set into [...]

Anniversaries are traditionally celebrated with the giving of gifts relating to the year of the wedding, civil partnerships or indeed any memorable event. Around the turn of the 19th century it was popular to give gifts of paper, cotton or leather for the first few years of marriage. However, in more recent times due to [...]

Garnet Gemstone is associated with fire, passion and blood. The associations of this extremely popular gemstone are numerous; it is the birthstone for January; associated with the astrological signs of both Aquarius and Leo; and is also the recommended gift for both the 2nd and 6th wedding anniversaries. Garnet occurs in a kaleidoscope of natural [...]

It has been suggested that Chalcedony was one of the earliest materials used by man. Not only has the stone been mentioned as one of the twelve gems in the breastplate of Aaron, there is reference to its use in creating the foundation of the city walls of the ‘New Jerusalem’. In the 7th century [...]

Throughout History Amethyst has been one of the most popular and mystical of all gemstones. Its use in rudimentary jewellery can be traced back as far as the Neolithic period (approx 4000BC) and samples of it set into gold rings have been uncovered in burial sites from around 2400BC. Amethyst is the name given to [...]

For all you Jewellery enthusiasts out there, we often get requests about gemstones, for example: what’s its natural colour? Where they originate from? Where were they mined? These questions and many more got us thinking, our customers really like to know their Jewellery and more importantly their Gemstones. As you may already know here at [...]

It is a littkle know fact that rubies are rarer and more expensive than Diamonds. Only a handful of mines in countries such as Madagascar, Kenya, Thailand and China exist and some of these mines are in the remotest of locations. The earliest record of Ruby gemstone mining date back two and a half millennia [...]

9 Carat Yellow Gold, Sapphire & Diamond Cocktail Ring Here at Gemondo we are delighted to bring you this Dark Blue Sapphire and Diamond 9ct Yellow Gold Ring, which has been designed to be a yellow gold alternative to Kate Middleton’s White Gold engagement ring, previously Princess Diana’s ring. The dark blue Sapphire which is [...]

The word ‘jewellery’ can be traced back to the Latin word ‘jocale’ meaning ‘plaything’ but jewellery has been a part of our history long before the Romans. Examples of Stone Age Beads and Hoops Jewellery is arguably one of the oldest inventions of man. From the moment humans evolved into creative beings with a need [...]