GEMONDO JEWELLERY BLOG

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 [...]

Replica of Kate Middleton Sapphire Engagement Ring Here at Gemondo we are delighted to bring you this Synthetic Blue Sapphire and White Cubic Zirconia Sterling Silver Ring, which has been designed to be an exact replica of Kate Middleton’s engagement ring, previously Princess Diana’s ring The rich colour synthetic blue Sapphire is oval cut and [...]

World renowned jewellery designer Rodrigo Otazu has had his pieces featured on the red carpet at the Oscars. Oprah was filmed wearing his earrings and bracelet, the perfect accessory to go with her lovely dress. His exquisite jewellery designs have been featured in Vogue, Britains next Top Model and used in the Sex and the [...]

Silver is an element that has been around since antiquity and used in a multitude of items from silverware and jewellery to mirrors and currency. One of the most popular elements in the world, silver – as a jewellery component – saw its popularity over gold grow rapidly during the later part of the 20th [...]

The History Of Gold Jewellery Examples of Gold Jewellery Design Relics and wall carvings clearly show that as far back as the Ancient Egyptians, people had mastered the art of extracting and purifying gold to a very high standard. Gold mining and goldsmithing were then refined by the Romans helping to make them a formidable [...]

Myths and legends of brave heroes and great battles celebrated in old and modern literature, illustrated manuscripts, paintings, artefacts and, of course, in the art of the storyteller have all contributed to the romance of the bygone era that Celtic design belongs to. Combined with the intricate, mesmerising patterns and strong symbolism, Celtic jewellery has [...]

The Incas are the first known civilization to have used marcasite in jewellery with notable marcasite jewellery pieces having been found in several Incan burial chambers. The stone can be found in high quantities throughout South America and has been called the stone of the Incas who not only used it for jewellery but for [...]

Historically, men have always worn jewellery to some extent – even leading the way in many cultures. As a symbol of power, torcs, brooches, diadems, rings and crowns were prized items and often reserved just for men. Kings and tribal leaders used jewellery to stamp their authority inspiring awe in their people and fear and [...]