May 2025, Newsflash

May Birthstone

Emerald

Emerald is the birthstone for May, has been beloved for evoking rebirth and renewal. Widely regarded as the definition of green, emerald is the perfect color for spring. Its beautiful green color, combined with durability and rarity, make it one of the most expensive gemstones. Deep green is the most desired color in Emeralds. The pale color Emerald is less in value. Very pale colored stones are not called Emeralds but rather "Green Beryl".

Legend has it that emerald has the power to make its wearer more intelligent and quick-witted, and it was once believed to cure diseases like cholera and malaria. Today, it's the gemstone given for the 20th and 35th wedding anniversaries.Emerald is an excellent stone for reviving passion, whether for an interest, a person, or a job. To attract romantic love, wear or carry an Emerald out of sight near the heart. It heals heartbreak and gives the strength needed to overcome the misfortunes of life. Emerald is also a stone of great vision and intuition, associated with the eyes and sight, long believed to foretell future events and reveal one’s truths. It is a stone of wisdom, enhancing memory and increasing mental clarity. It combines intelligence with discernment and brings to the conscious mind what is unconsciously known. Emerald also increases focus and intent, activating psychic abilities and opening clairvoyance.

Jewelry Auctions

Lenore Fedow, National Jeweler Magazine

5-Carat Burmese Sapphire Brooch

Sells for $101K

This brooch, set with a Burmese sapphire surrounded by diamonds, was a star of the recent fine jewelry auction at U.K.-based Anderson & Garland Auctioneers.

Newcastle, U.K.—A Victorian brooch set with a Burmese sapphire stole the show at an Anderson & Garland Auctioneers sale held recently in Newcastle, England.

At the center of the brooch is a 25-carat cabochon Burmese sapphire, which displays the asterism effect. It is surrounded by 12 old-cut diamonds, weighing a total of 14.40 carats, and is set in a silver and yellow gold collet setting.

The sapphire and diamond brooch, seen here pinned to a lapel

The brooch was housed in its original box from storied London jeweler Wartski.

It sold for £78,000 ($101,200), at the high end of its estimate of £60,000 to £80,000 ($78,500 to $104,700).

It wasn’t the only sapphire brooch to become an auction highlight.

A 19th-century sapphire and diamond butterfly brooch sold for £10,400 ($13,600), exceeding its estimate of £6,000 to £7,000 ($7,800 to $9,200).

This 19th-century butterfly brooch is set with rose-cut diamonds and graduated facet-cut sapphires.

The piece is a “stunning example of 19th-century craftsmanship,” said the auction house.

It is set with rose-cut diamonds and graduated facet-cut sapphires along its abdomen, thorax, and wings, with emerald cabochon eyes. The brooch is silver-mounted yellow gold.

Another butterfly brooch also made its way to the auction block.This 19th-century butterfly brooch is set with rose-cut diamonds and graduated facet-cut sapphires.

This late nineteenth-century diamond butterfly brooch exceeded pre-sale estimates at a recent Anderson & Garland Auctioneers sale, selling for £7,540 ($9,900).

A late 19th-century diamond butterfly brooch, set with old mine-cut diamonds and ruby cabochon eyes in a silver-fronted yellow gold mount, surpassed

pre-sale estimates.

It sold for £7,540 ($9,900), above its estimate of £5,000 to £6,000 ($6,500 to $7,800).

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Style & Trends

Tallulah Willis Imbues

Antique Engagement Ring With Magic

Natalie Francisco, National Jeweler Magazine

Tallulah Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, worked with designer Karina Rousou of Karina Noel to create her engagement ring with an antique fancy light brownish yellow diamond with VS1 clarity set in 22-karat yellow gold. (Image courtesy of Tallulah Willis and Karina Rousou).

The 4-carat, old mine brilliant-cut diamond engagement ring was co-designed by Willis and New York City-based brand Karina Noel.

Argenti Designer Jewelers

Argenti Designer Jewelers creates an exquisite French set diamond engagement ring "Art Nouveau" design. Featuring a stunning 9.4mm, 3. carat center brilliant cut diamond, complemented by diamond accents along the shank. This design embodies a classic and timeless elegance that remains perpetually in vogue. Customers can choose between mined or lab-grown diamonds for this ring, offering flexibility in their selection.

Diamond ring design custom model #ARG 126244:720:P

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Argenti Designer Jewelers Creates Jewelry Designs With Mined Diamonds And Lab Grown Diamonds. This Depends On The Clients Request.

Information Below About Lab Grown Diamonds

Mark Silver at Argenti Designer Jewelers designs in both mined and lab grown diamonds. Both diamond collections of bracelets, rings, necklaces and earrings are available in solid 14K yellow or white gold.

Lab-grown diamonds are diamonds with the same crystal structure, chemical composition, and physical properties as the mined rocks, their carbon atoms are arranged in a cubic crystal structure.

With the advancement in technology through the years, our lab-grown diamonds have the same crystal structure, chemical composition and physical properties as mined diamonds.

Lab Grown Diamond is the same as a mined diamond and an affordable luxury for all.

These diamonds are grown in labs, with advanced technological processes that stimulate and create the same conditions under which mined diamonds develop when they form in the mantle, beneath the Earth’s crust.

Lab grown diamonds looks exactly the same as mined diamonds, and the only difference is the origin of the creation. One being mined from the inner Earth and the other created in labs.

The lab diamonds are more environmentally friendly and an option to purchasing mined diamonds.

Lab Grown Diamonds Process

The easy process of creating a lab grown diamond begins with a thin slice of diamond seed that is placed in a sealed chamber. The chamber is filled with carbon rich-gas, such as Methane, and are ionized into plasma using lasers/microwaves technologies. Then the molecular bonds in the gases are broken and the pure carbon slowly crystallizes and sticks to the diamond seed. This process will take between 6-10 weeks to form a lab grown diamond.

We have laser-inscribed certification numbers on larger lab diamonds that are visible under a microscope.

In addition, our mined diamonds are graded and certified by GIA – Gemological Institute of America

as our assurance of excellent quality.