Watch Shop & House of Gifts (Listing id 150643)

Blue moonstone
Transparent and crystal clear with a floating blue schiller on the surface, this is the most valuable type of moonstone.

Buying Gemstones
Recent advances in gem treatments and synthetic stones have made buying gemstones much more of a challenge. As a

Size and Shape of Pearls
There are many different shapes and sizes of pearls depending on where the come from or what they are formed in.

Natural glass: obsidian and moldavite
Natural glass tends to be overlooked as a gemstone because of the extensive use of manufactured glass in gemstone

Labradorite
This fascinating and colourful stone, which offers a range of colours and optical effects, has become a firm favourite

Iris Agate/Rainbow Agate
An iridescent variety of agate - when silced into thin sections it exhibits all the colours of the spectrum.

Appraising Gemstones
When you are first presented with a tray of gemstones it is easy to feel dazzled and slightly overwhelmed, and to