Articles & Advice

Ruby – July Birthstone
40th Wedding Anniversary Gift Ruby – The red variety of the corundum family of gemstones. All other colours of corundum are termed Sapphire and, unless

Our advice
We never sell jewellery as an investment. You should buy an item of jewellery because you love the piece and want to wear it – or give it as a gift to be worn and enjoyed, looked at with love and treasured for many, many years. If, some way down the line it has increased in value then that is a bonus.

Gemstones – Fact and Fiction
It is indeed a fact that diamond is the hardest known substance to man. It also explains why diamond is such a suitable material to use in jewellery, particularly engagement rings which, by their nature, are worn daily and are often subjected to a fair amount of heavy handling!

Garnet – January Birthstone
Garnet, the birthstone associated with the month of January and the first in our series of posts about each birthstone.




