Colored gem any day. Infact my husband and I both have star sapphires with pave diamonds. I get a lot of comments. More than that my ring has a lot of sentiment as it was the very first thing my husband purchased for himself when. He was 13 and started working. We put it in a custom band for me and I love it.

If you 'only' buy one green stone Which one do you choose :tsavorite, green sapphire or emerald? Tq

That is true! Fine emerald does have more of that desirable “blue-green” hue vs the “true green” of fine tsavorite. So glad that you have both, I hope you wear them!

@@edibarat8714 I would have to go with a fine emerald, if i could afford it. But most commercial emerald are of low quality, so you need to find a good source and prepare to spend a lot for a nice stone.

If it’s for an engagement ring, definitely tsavorite! If it’s for a right hand ring, then demantoid garnet. My third choice would actually be green tourmaline over sapphire and emerald. Green sapphire often looks dark and has a dull presence in person, so pictures are usually misleading. Emerald is lovely but SO expensive in high qualities.

I actually do have a green jade engagement ring which I LOVE! It’s a very different look from tsavorite and emerald, but still gorgeous!

Tsavorite, then Sapphire and finally Emerald.

Same here!! I hope you have a collection of colored stones to cherish for a long, long time! I have a rhodolite garnet that I love more than any diamond. There’s something special about color 💕

Thank you so much! I hope it was helpful :)

Hey Laura! Thank you for watching my videos! Chrome Diopside is a gorgeous gemstone. My personal opinion is that it’s been given a “bad rap” because of it’s name and because it’s often sold on HSN, QVC and other jewelry shopping sources that tend to promote “lower quality” jewelry. As for the hardness issue, jade is tougher than sapphire but not harder. The terminology is confusing, but I provide clarification in my video “How to Buy DURABLE Jewelry” which I highly recommend checking out to better understand hardness vs toughness. As for the hematite ring, even the toughest of gemstones can still break so we advise taking great care with all jewelry. Please note also that there are “fake” hematite stones on the market posing as genuine, sometimes even an uninformed seller may not know with certainty what they have. I hope you found a replacement that you love! Hematite is a wonderful stone.

@@JewelsoftheTrade Thank you so much for your prompt and very informative reply. I shall certainly go look up your videos on durability, hardness and so forth, since I've obviously misunderstood these terms as they are used by jewellers. Your whole channel looks very interesting and I'm looking forward to your output in the future.

Hardness & toughness are two different things. A Diamond can shatter for example.

@@rogerhargreaves2272 Correct! I describe the distinction in detail in my video “How to Buy Durable Jewelry.” In a nutshell: Hardness refers to resistance to scratching. Toughness refers to resistance to breaking.

A fellow colored stone lover! Which colored gemstone is your favorite? 😃

@@JewelsoftheTrade currently, I’m into orange and red, as in rubies, fire opals, spessartite garnets, mandarin sapphires, etc.

@@krikat3485 I love ALL of those stones!!! You might check out some of the fire opal jewelry from Parle Gems, they use really exceptional material in their designs. ☺️