Gemstones

Our favorite high jewelry of 2019 is innovative, artistic and wholly original.

A picture gallery of images of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.

Welcome to the Arizona desert where the world’s top designers meet to uncover this year’s hot stone.

A few years ago, a woman came to Karina Rousou with an inherited vintage ring featuring a large, blue stone, with no paperwork. Pursuant to her mission of delivering an accurate appraisal, Rousou—who is jewelry director for Borro Private Finance—sent the ring to the American Gemological Lab for testing. The results revealed that the stone […]

Gemfields’ mine in Mozambique has furthered the love of rubies among the world’s most prestigious jewelry designers.

From Stephen Webster’s glittering tiaras to the Queen of Spain’s Farnese Blue diamond, these are jewels, gems, and jewelry fit for (and inspired by) royalty.

The huge gem is the fifth largest on record.

Alisa Moussaieff shares her wisdom on buying the world’s rarest gemstones as the jeweler debuts at this month’s La Biennale in Paris.

The pink-and-blue tourmaline is a one-of-a-kind collectible with a serious price tag.