Kuwait Gems - Kuwait City

The Emerald Has Been A Gem Of Fascination In Many Cultures For Over Six Thousand Years. Many Cultures Throughout Time Have Believed The Emerald To Be An Enormously Powerful Stone In Different Ways. Wearing An Emerald Brings In Intellectual Progress. Traditionally, Emerald Stones Are Believed To Benefit The Wearer By Enhancing Contentment And The Apparent Power To Perceive Things That Otherwise Cannot Be Sensed.

Which color would you spontaneously associate with love and vivacity, passion and power? It's obvious, isn't it? Red.

Red is the color of love. It radiates warmth and a strong sense of vitality. And red is also the color of the ruby, the king of the gemstones. In the fascinating world of gemstones, the ruby is the undisputed ruler.

For thousands of years, the ruby has been considered one of the most valuable gemstones on Earth. It has everything a precious stone should have magnificent color, excellent hardness and outstanding brilliance. In addition to that, it is an extremely rare gemstone, especially in its finer qualities.

So ruby red is not just any old color, no, it is undiluted, hot, passionate, powerful color. Like no other gemstone, the ruby is the perfect way to express powerful feelings. Instead of symbolizing a calm, controlled affection, a ring set with a precious ruby bear witness to that passionate, unbridled love that people can feel for each other.

Lately, people have begun to talk about East Africa as a source of rubies. Straight after their discovery in the 1960s, rubies from Kenya and Tanzania surprised the experts by their beautiful, strong color, which may vary from light to dark red. But in the African mines too, fine and clear rubies of good color, purity and size are very rare. Fine quality rubies from Mozambique are highly valuable. The color is sometimes referred to as 'pigeon-blood-red' which is basically an indication of the fact that the color of the ruby in question is a rich, full red with a slightly bluish hue.


However, a perfect ruby is as rare as perfect love. If you do come across it, it will cost a small fortune. But when you have found 'your' ruby, don't hesitate, hang on to it!

Beautiful, colorful, phenomenal tourmaline may be the world’s most versatile and varied gemstone.

“Tourmaline is an incredible gem that comes in many unique colors, and I think that's why people like them so much,” says gem dealer Tracy Lindway of Gems by Nomads, New York City. “People can choose a gem in the precise color that speaks to them... and chances are their friends and neighbors won't have a stone in the exact same color. Tourmaline is a gem that really lets the wearer show his/her individuality,” says Lindway.

Paraiba tourmaline, discovered in 1987 at a mine in the Brazilian state of Paraiba, has become the most prized of all tourmaline colors because of its striking neon color and its rarity. Paraiba is an elbaite tourmaline, with large amounts of the trace elements manganese and copper. These elements cause colors that range from greenish blue, bluish green, green, blue, and violet hues. Although buyers covet all these colors, blue and violet have the most appeal. The gem’s unique, vivid coloring sets it apart from other tourmalines. Even prized rubellite reds and chrome greens do not reach the prices commanded by fine Paraiba. Because of its high value, Paraiba tourmalines are almost always custom cut. They are usually faceted into brilliant cuts, commonly pear and oval shapes. Paraíba tourmaline is rarely cut to sizes bigger than one carat. With Paraíba, however, color is the key factor, rather than size. A small, vividly colored stone has a greater value than a larger one of lesser color, all other factors being equal.