GEMONDO JEWELLERY BLOG

A beautifully crafted butterfly design brooch, intricately made from sterling silver, with the wingspan decorated with purple shades of enamel, the body and edges of the wings are decorated with gleaming marcasite gemstones an eye catching beautiful addition to any collection This brooch attaches using a standard brooch pin Marcasite Information: Stone Shape: Round Number [...]

Sterling silver diamond daffodil necklace to support Marie Curie Cancer Care To help support Marie Curie Cancer Care and the wonderful help they provide as a charity, Gemondo has created a sterling silver diamond daffodil necklace especially for the charity. The necklace is inspired by the Marie Curie daffodil emblem and their Great Daffodil appeal [...]

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, [...]

Esse Silver Jewellery Esse 4 silver is Gemondo’s hallmarked 925 sterling silver designer jewellery collection. The range is designed using white and coloured cubic zirconias to create a beautiful palette. Pearls, diamonds and plain silver features, creating an unusual and pleasing twist to the eye. The collection is crafted in hallmarked 925 sterling silver with [...]

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 [...]

Agate gemstones have been prized since antiquity and are a variety of Chalcedony, which in turn is a member of the Quartz family. It was given its name by Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher who is believed to have discovered the gemstone on the banks of the river Achates in the 4th century BC. The gemstone [...]

Like 9ct Gold and 18ct Gold, the British Assay Office has a specific standard which must be met in order for Sterling Silver to be named as such; more than 92.5% of the metal must be pure silver. In America, Sterling Silver only needs to be 92.1% pure to achieve its status. The term “Sterling [...]

Bangles are solid bracelets worn on the wrist. Normally they feature either a hinge or are able to slip over the wrist; however, some bangles are bent out of shape to fit the wrist and then bent back into shape to retrieve the original shape of the bangle and to secure them. Bangles are not [...]

Art Deco was the age of jazz, prohibition and the Charleston. Queen Victoria was no longer on the throne, but countless ideals and influences from her age still remained. It was the 1920′s, and the world was about to see a profound new style that would change history forever. the style would be known as [...]

White gold, like Yellow Gold, is hallmarked based on its level of gold purity. The White colour is created from other elements that were added to the alloy which are usually silver, platinum and palladium. It is always important to ensure when buying White Gold, that if nickel is included its quantity is kept to [...]