Did You Know?

Marquise-cut diamonds date back to the 18th century, when King Louis XV commissioned a jeweller to design a shape that resembled the lips of his mistress

The term ‘carat’ is used to describe a gemstone’s weight, and the word originates from the carob tree. In ancient times, traders would compare the weight of gemstones to the carob tree’s seeds

In ancient Sanskrit, one of the oldest known languages in the world, rubies were called ratnaraj, or “king of precious stones”

In 1477, Archduke Maximillian of Austria commissioned the first diamond engagement ring on record for his betrothed, Mary of Burgundy