THE STORY BEHIND MISHANTO
The stunning Serenity ring is crafted out of 14kt yellow gold and set with 0.37ct of fine natural diamond and a beautiful 1.36ct lavender cushion cut spinel.
Spinel is a good candidate for the title of “History’s Most Underappreciated Gem.” One of the most famous examples is the so-called “Black Prince’s ruby.” This historic crimson-red gem is set in England’s Imperial State Crown and displayed in the Tower of London. GIA. They are rare but relatively unknown.
Spinels are excellent gemstones for jewellery. Their hardness at 8 out of 10 is close to ruby and sapphire making them extremely durable. Like diamonds, they are singularly refractive giving them exceptional lustre and fire. Spinels are mostly eye clean with very few inclusions so the clarity adds to their life. Spinels come in a wide palette of colours, You can often see varied tones and colours in a single stone. It is very hard to match up pairs of spinels as two gem stones are rarely the same. Neon red spinels are known as ‘Jedi Spinel’ as they naturally glow like the light sabre in the Star Wars movie franchise. There is nothing not to love about spinels.
Spinel is the birthstone for August along with Peridot. It is because of each spinels uniqueness that we are listing each item separately on our website.
