Gems Blog

Spinel Gemstone Buying Guide. Color and Price, Cut and Sizes, Clarity and Typical inclusiones, where is found, August Birthstone, Famous Spinels and more information.  Talk about SPINELS is to talk of history, the birth of Gemology, of wars and crowns, but above all, of a great gemstone which is rising from the ashes, like the Phoenix, but on this occasion, it was a long times: TWO CENTURIES.

Thoughts alouds of a gemologist about gems scams, the relationship that we humans have with gems and jewels, and of course, about feelings.   

Lo primero que buscamos en las piedras preciosas es su belleza. Pero la belleza es subjetiva y es muy difícil de clasificar. Una cosa que he aprendido con el tiempo es que cuando se venden piedras preciosas sueltas, los compradores suelen ser coleccionistas de gema o bien van a usar la gema para hacerse una pieza de joyería a medida; un anillo de compromiso, de boda, o algo muy especial. En cuyo caso tienen clarísimo el color que están buscando.

The first thing we look for in precious stones is their beauty. But beauty is subjective and is very difficult to classify. One thing I have learned over time is that when loose gemstones are sold, the buyers are often gem collectors or they will use the gem to make a custom piece of jewelry; an engagement ring, a wedding ring, or something very special.  In which case they are very clear about the color they are looking for.

We have been using rings for millennia. Within the ring family engagement and wedding rings deserve a special section. In this blog we talk about the History of Engagement and Wedding Rings, Marriage, Vein of Love, Gemstones. From the ancient Egyptians to our own times, some things as engagement rings have not changed.

Designs for engagement and wedding rings has varied over the years. From Byzantine rings to the diamond rings of today, we will draw up a summary of the most important ones. 

Dentro de los anillos, merecen un apartado especial los anillos de boda y de compromiso o pedida. En la actualidad, en los países occidentales, al igual que en otras épocas de la historia, los anillos han estado estrechamente ligados a unos votos o una promesa, de ahí el nombre de anillo de compromiso. 

El diseño de los anillos de compromiso y de boda ha variado a través del transcurso de los años.  Desde los anillos bizantinos hasta los anillos de diamantes de nuestros días, haremos un repaso de los más importantes.