Coloured Stones

The variety of colour in this category is amazing.

These stones afford designers the license to let their imagination run wild, grouping many colours and varieties in anything from earrings to pendants, and from the very bold to the most delicate in size.

Most people are able to afford these stones acquiring a wonderful array of pieces to enhance their wardrobe. The latest trend 'big is beautiful' fits these stones perfectly, the bold cocktail ring being an example of this.

Ladies are able to mix and match their pendants, earrings and other jewellery with their outfits rounding out the opulent look.

Because of the introduction of laser cutting equipment many interesting cuts have been developed adding to the interest of these stones. One of these is the concave facet requiring less facets on the stone but achieving a brilliant result.

The most popular of the coloured stones are Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Tanzanite and Tsavorite. The latter two recently becoming popular in the jewellery world though they have always been around.

The hardest wearing are of the corundum family, Sapphire and Ruby, these being 9 on the hardness scale, one below the diamond, the hardest.