Garnet Jewelry

Garnet jewelry is any piece set with garnet, a family of related minerals best known in deep red. Ours sets natural garnet in solid 14K white, yellow or rose gold, with platinum on most designs and 18K gold on the engagement rings. It includes solitaire and halo rings, engagement rings, necklaces, pendants, studs, hoops and drops.

Yes. Every garnet in this collection is natural, and the product page names the variety: Mozambique garnet for most pieces, rhodolite for the raspberry-toned designs and tsavorite for the green necklace. Accent stones are listed separately; one ring pairs garnet with laboratory-grown diamonds, and its title says so.

Most people know garnet as red, from wine to brownish red, and that is what most of this collection carries. Rhodolite garnet is a purplish, raspberry red. The garnet family also includes orange spessartine and green tsavorite, so a green stone can be a garnet too.

Yes. Garnet is the January birthstone, and GIA lists it as the gem for the 2nd wedding anniversary. Garnet birthstone jewelry such as studs or a small pendant is the simplest January gift, since it needs no sizing. See the January birthstone for more.

Most garnet is not treated at all, which sets it apart from many colored gems. Occasionally a stone is fracture filled to improve its clarity; if a treatment applies to a specific piece, its product page says so.

You can, with care, but it is not the stone we would choose for hard daily wear. Garnet rates 6.5 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale, and GIA notes it is more easily damaged than ruby, sapphire or diamond. Pick a halo or bezel setting, remove the ring for heavy work, and have the prongs checked once a year.

They suit someone who loves deep red and accepts a softer stone than diamond or sapphire. Our garnet engagement rings come in halo, three-stone and solitaire designs with round, oval and cushion centers from 1 to 3 carats, in 14K or 18K white, yellow or rose gold. If the ring will see constant wear, a ruby offers a similar red at 9 on the Mohs scale.

Traditionally, garnet was believed to bring good health, wealth and happiness, and medieval clergy and nobility favored the red stones. Today it is simply a warm, considered gift for January birthdays and second anniversaries. Its name comes from the Latin for pomegranate. Our garnet guide covers the history and lore.

Use warm, soapy water and a soft brush, then rinse and dry with a lint-free cloth. Ultrasonic cleaners are usually safe for untreated garnet but not for fractured or filled stones. Avoid steam cleaning. Our jewelry cleaning guide has the full routine.

Yellow and rose gold bring out garnet's warmth and give it a vintage feel. White gold and platinum cool the red and make diamond accents look brighter. Most of our garnet jewelry is offered in all three colors of 14K gold, and many designs also come in platinum.

They can look alike but are different minerals. Ruby is corundum, rated 9 on the Mohs scale, and its finest color is a pure, vivid red. Garnet is softer at 6.5 to 7.5, often darker or browner in tone, and far more affordable. If you want red for an everyday ring, see ruby jewelry; for earrings and pendants, garnet gives you more stone for the money.

We do not carry garnet bracelets at the moment. There are no boxed sets either, but many garnet earrings and necklaces share a stone shape and setting style, such as the diamond-halo ovals, so a matching pair and pendant is easy to put together.

Every garnet ring is made to order in the size you select, and rings are final sale, so measure first with our sizing guide. If you fall between sizes, choose the larger one for wider bands.