As a jeweller I get to see a lot of gorgeous coloured gemstones on the workbench. Nearly every colour of the rainbow is represented in some way in the different gemstones available on the market today. But there are certain stones are not seen so often. Some of these are what we call bi-colour- with flashes of two different colours in them as they move in the light (eg. bi-colour tourmaline, ). Others only change in certain light- so they may appear a different colour from day to night, or under fluorescent lighting (eg. Alexandrite or colour-change garnet).
They have almost magical colour-changing abilities in different lighting, that never ceases to captivate me as I set them in gold and silver. Usually, these are stones used for one-off or one of a kind (OOAK) piece of jewellery, due to their special nature and often rarity, so it’s always extra special to have them. All shown are natural gemstones and untreated.
So here I share some of my current favourites with you…