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Reimagining Heirlooms: Crafting New Jewelry with JB Jewelry

If there’s one thing I value about my job as a…

Fall Engagements

Hello, my fabulous readers! As the crisp air of fall sweeps…

Fall in Love With These Diamonds: A Season of Romance by JB Jewelry

As the vibrant hues of autumn grace the world, love is in…

May | Emerald

Emerald is the May birthstone – and it’s a perfect…

June | Pearl, Alexandrite & Moonstone

Pearl, alexandrite and moonstone are the three…

July | Ruby

Ruby, the king of precious gems represents passion, love…

August | Peridot & Spinel

If you were born in August then you have a couple of…

September | Sapphire

Sapphire, the September birthstone comes in all the…

October | Opal & Tourmaline

Opal and tourmaline are the two birthstones for October.…

November | Topaz & Citrine

Topaz and citrine are the two birthstones for November.…

December | Turquoise, Tanzanite & Zircon

Turquoise, tanzanite and zircon are the three birthstones…

Rose-Cut Gems from the Baroque Era

Colored stones from the Baroque era fashioned as rose cuts…

Synthetic Moissanite with Fraudulent GIA Inscription

GIA Johannesburg recently received a 1.02 ct round…

Parti-Colored Sapphires From Tanzania

Since late 2007, rubies and sapphires have been mined by…

An Electrifying Discovery

Since its discovery in Brazil in 1989, Paraíba tourmaline’s…

It's Complicated! — Spinel Inclusions

Some of the most desirable spinels come from Myanmar…

Vietnamese Star Rubies

Yen Bai Province in northern Vietnam is widely known for…

Mughals Jewels

India is well-known for its sumptuous jewelry made by…

"Jedi" Spinel

The Force is strong with this one. In the early 2000s,…

A Diamond-Shaped Diamond Inclusion

GIA scientists recently examined a D color, 0.53 carat…

A Cultured Gem

Kokichi Mikimoto, widely considered the father of cultured…

The Midnight Stone

Discovered in San Diego County in 1902, kunzite is a…

Bicolor Rough Diamond Crystals

The GIA laboratory in Antwerp regularly receives pink…

The Blue Moon

The Blue Moon, a 29.62 carat (ct) blue diamond crystal, was…

Fantasy Cuts

Once upon a time, the job of a lapidary was to cut a…

South Sea Pearls

South Sea pearls are the largest type of cultured pearls.…

Tanzanite’s Pleochroic Colors

Tanzanite, one of December's birthstones, is a rare…

The Gem that Made Ruby Famous

Red spinel has been called “the gem that made ruby famous,"…

Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond

The story of the Golden Empress, a remarkably large 132.55…

Think Pink

This ring features a 3.43 carat diamond graded IF, Fancy…

It Isn't Always Black and White

  Natural Fancy white and Fancy black diamonds are not…

Fragility of the Eternal

Kunzite is the pink to violetish purple variety of…