Hi there. I have just started looking for a gem to set into a ring. I am not a fan of diamonds as a centre stone, so when my husband asked me to marry him almost 20 years ago he gave me a lovely necklace. Now, I would like to design a ring. My wedding, birthday and son's birthday are all in January, so I'm thinking garnet. However, while I know getting what I like is most important, I would also like something worth setting in a custom ring (probably with some small diamond sidestones or a a diamond halo).
I've looked at tsavorite and teal-ish colour change garnets. Any other suggestions? I definitely prefer cooler colours - so I like a blue-green if I'm going to go green. To be honest, I might go for a sapphire except the garnet is so meaningful for me and it is important for me that my jewelry has meaning.
I've looked at AJs gems, Lapigems and Primagems US. I also looked at Africa Gems but they seemed to be twice the price of other places?
Oh and I would like to keep it not much more than 1K. Thanks! I welcome any advice and education! The research I have done so far has been fascinating and I can see why people get obsessed with this.
I've looked at tsavorite and teal-ish colour change garnets. Any other suggestions? I definitely prefer cooler colours - so I like a blue-green if I'm going to go green. To be honest, I might go for a sapphire except the garnet is so meaningful for me and it is important for me that my jewelry has meaning.
I've looked at AJs gems, Lapigems and Primagems US. I also looked at Africa Gems but they seemed to be twice the price of other places?
Oh and I would like to keep it not much more than 1K. Thanks! I welcome any advice and education! The research I have done so far has been fascinating and I can see why people get obsessed with this.