Jewelry

[Shanus]

It seems that most Q designers have forgotten Garnets or Rhodolite Garnets, which have a more pink color, in their jewelry. The deeper red or darker pink would be a great addition...espcially in the JAI lineup. 

[NewNickname1x1000]

@Shanus   I agree. Garnet is my birthstone and that is the first thing I searched for when I saw the TSV bracelet.

A few years ago, I bought a Garnet ring on QVC and it was a deep dark red. It is still one of my favorite pieces of jewelry.

[Kachina624]

I immediately noticed because rhodolite is my favorite gemstone, but it must be pink and not rusty red.  I'm picky about them.  Have quite a few. 

[SilleeMee]

My fave is Anthill garnet (from Arizona). I have a pair of earrings and the stones are true red, no brown, orange or pink cast to them...they are RED. Some people think they are rubies b/c they are very red. They really don't look like any other kind of garnet in the world. 

Anthill garnets are sometimes called 'Arizona rubies' because of their deep red color.

[songbird]

I wish they would have precious gem stones!  Love to Sapphires, Rubies, Emerald.  I know they never would.  I could imagine the cost!

[NewNickname1x1000]

@Kachina624   I've never heard of rhodolite pink garnets until QVC. I might be wrong, but I think it was Barbara Bixby who first introduced me to them. They are pretty gemstones.

@SilleeMee   I just looked up Anthill Garnets. Fascinating origin story!!

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[Jersey Born]

@Shanus - There is one Rhodolite Judith Ripka ring currently available for purchase, but it does not have her usual styling and bergé.  I still regret not having purchased a lovely cushion shaped garnet enhancer with necklace she once made.  

I do have two incredible garnet rings courtesy of Michael Valitutti, one an oval and the other a larger cushion stone of about 8 or 9 carats. Truly museum quality. Bright red stones are a rarity, for sure, and they are eye-poppingly beautiful.

[SilleeMee]

@NewNickname1x1000 

Yes, the story about Anthill garnet is very interesting. Because the little ants are doing the 'mining' the size of the garnets found are not very big. In fact a one carat Anthill garnet is rare. Most are much smaller than that and most jewelry is usually cluster designs rather than solitaires.

[just wonder]

YES, where are the deep red traditional garnets?  Please JAI - more RED garnets!  Would have purchased the tsv had it been offered in garnets!

[Kachina624]

@Jersey Born   I bet I have the same oval garnet ring of Michael's that you have.