Birthstones and Anniversary Stones

Birthstones
One way to make a birthday gift really special is to choose a piece of silver jewellery featuring her - or his - Birthstone. We now offer a range of gemstone cufflinks which are an ideal gift for the men in your life.

Most gem scholars agree that the tradition of birthstones arose from the Breastplate of Aaron: a ceremonial religious garment set with twelve gemstones that represented the twelve tribes of Israel and also corresponded with the twelve signs of the zodiac and the twelve months of the year.

For many and varied reasons we have been wearing our birthstone ever since.

Many different lists exist but below is the one most widely known and used.

Month	Gemstone	Colour
January	Garnet	Deep Red
February	Amethyst	Lilac to Purple
March	Aquamarine or Bloodstone	Pale Blue
April	Diamond or Rock Crystal	White to Clear
May	Emerald or Crysophrase	Rich Green
June	Moonstone or Pearl	Whitish to Cream
July	Ruby or Carnelian or Onyx	Red
August	Peridot or Sardonyx	Fresh Salad Green
September	Sapphire or Lapis Lazuli	Deep Blue
October	Tourmaline or Opal	Various
November	Citrine or Topaz	Yellow
December	Turquoise	Blue/Green

Anniversary Gemstones

Different lists of Anniversary gifts exist but this is the most well known Anniversary gemstone directory.

Jewellery is an ideal gift to show your loved one how much she means to you. It's a lasting token and a special way of remembering those shared years together.

1 Gold Jewelry
2 Garnet
3 Pearls
4 Blue Topaz
5 Sapphire
6 Amethyst
7 Onyx
8 Tourmaline
9 Lapis Lazuli
10 Diamond Jewelry
11 Turquoise
12 Jade
13 Citrine
14 Opal
15 Ruby
16 Peridot
17 Watches
18 Cat's-Eye Chrysoberyl
19 Aquamarine
20 Emerald
21 Iolite
22 Spinel
23 Imperial Topaz
24 Tanzanite
25 Silver Jubilee
30 Pearl Jubilee
35 Emerald
40 Ruby
45 Sapphire
50 Golden Jubilee
55 Alexandrite
60 Diamond Jubilee