Choices, choices! Those of you blessed with an October birthday have two fine selections for stones: the opal and the tourmaline. Opal There is nothing ordinary about an opal! They range in hue from the familiar pearly white to vivid blue, black, yellow and even orange. Orange seems strange, […]

Such a pretty pair! In rich tones of gold and brown, the November birthstones, topaz and citrine, can be                 confused for each other when not viewed by the trained eye.       Topaz Topaz is an allochromatic gem, meaning that its color is caused by impurity elements […]

Stop in the store for our first Free Battery Friday event on November 1 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. We will change your watch battery and set the new time for FREE in honor of this weekend when we set clocks back one hour. Please note that this offer is one watch per customer, while our […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: The words that make you check your calendar (“When was the last time I was in for an exam?”) and square your shoulders against the reality of breast cancer. According to information from the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Collaborating Organizations http://www.nbcam.org, about 1 in 8 women born today in the […]

  The subtle sparkle catches your eye, and the closer you look the more the detail “unwraps”! Chan Luu’s unique and beautiful bracelets are high-fashion wraps that feature an array of hand-cut semi-precious stones, sterling silver, gold vermeil and custom dyed leathers. Her pieces have been featured in the top fashion magazines and have adorned […]

 Seeking a sapphire for September? You’re in good company. The world’s most famous engagement ring features September’s birthstone as its center stone. The ring, an 18-carat, oval blue Ceylon sapphire surrounded by 14 round, brilliant-cut diamonds, first belonged to Princess Diana of Wales and now graces the hand of her daughter-in-law Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. While […]

Push presents are gifts given to those champion athletes, New Moms! Whether it’s her first or her fifth baby, all moms deserve a little memento for the joyous occasion! If you are unfamiliar with the tradition, here’s the Why, Who, When, Where and What of the post-birth baby gift: Why: Baby showers are for babies […]

Green with envy? Let us ease that attitude with some peridot. The ancients thought this sparkling lime birthstone was a cure for envious thoughts. Peridot is the national gemstone of Egypt, and it has been suggested that some of the green stones that Cleopatra wore were actually peridot. In fact, as the science of gemology […]