With its dark, deep red colouring, garnet is the gorgeous gemstone that represents the birthstone for those of us who are born in January. The garnet dates back thousands of years ago when the Egyptians would use garnet as inlays in gold jewelry. With its rich colours, garnets were a favourite gemstone among royalty. They would wear garnet rings, garnet pendants and necklaces, garnet earrings and garnet bracelets.

Carrying on the beauty of this gemstone, garnet has been named the birthstone for January. This birthstone signifies eternal friendship and trust. The garnet is sturdy and resistant which makes this gemstone ideal for everyday wear and tear. You can use this birthstone in all types of jewellery. Garnets are most commonly found in garnet rings, garnet earrings and garnets pendants as birthstone jewelry. Garnets are also commonly used in family rings to display a family member who was born in January.

Jeff Walters Jewellers has an amazing selection of garnet birthstone jewelry! We have garnet rings with diamond halos, garnet pendant with diamonds and everything in between. We also custom design garnet jewellery! We can make something as simple as garnet studs, to creating an elaborate piece of jewellery with multiple garnets and diamonds. Whatever your dream piece of jewelry is, we can make it reality

Keep an eye out for next month’s birthstone, amethyst!