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Learn about the factors that make pearls so desirable.

Learn about the factors that make diamonds so desirable.

Learn about diamond's durability and how to care for your diamond jewelry.

Diamond is the only gem made of a single element: It is typically about 99.95 percent carbon. The other 0.05 percent can include one or more trace elements, which are atoms that aren’t part of the diamond’s essential chemistry. Some trace elements can influence its color or crystal shape.

Diamonds are among nature’s most precious and beautiful creations

Blue sapphire belongs to the mineral species corundum. It can be a pure blue but ranges from greenish blue to violetish blue. The name “sapphire” can also apply to any corundum that’s not red and doesn’t qualify as ruby, another corundum variety.

Learn about sapphire's durability and how to care for your sapphire jewelry.

Traditionally, sapphire symbolizes nobility, truth, sincerity, and faithfulness.

The name “sapphire” can also apply to any corundum that’s not ruby, another corundum variety

People have coveted natural pearls as symbols of wealth and status for thousands of years.

Perfect shining spheres. Lustrous baroque forms. Seductive strands, warm to the touch. Pearls are simply and purely organic