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Spessartine Garnet, malawi garnet, almandine garnet with the text: january's birthstone, Garnets.

January’s Birthstone: Garnets. Underestimated, deep, powerful.

My passion is moonphase. Among my favourites and some part of my collection: Starting on left: Fredrique Constant Moonphase, Omega Speedmaster with moonphase complication, Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Perpetual Calendar. Drive de Cartier Moonphase, Rolex Cellini Moonphase, Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar.

Collecting Watches Like Jewellery

My childhood rings that I still wear. On top left my second gifted ring from my mom. It represents the value of family: two circles together create a third. Top right: the knot of love, read more in the post. Low row: a traditional sardinian band. I still wear all them as pinky ring in my daily stack.

How to start a jewellery collection

A heart with bombe pave of diamonds.

The Secret Language of Pavé: an underrated tool of a jeweler designer

A bi-color pink and orange tourmaline on the text: Tourmalines

The Many Personalities of Tourmaline

A photo of a dog with a diamond on the nose.

The First Stone

A pair of blue zircons with two slightly different hues on a black background with the text: Blue Zircons

The Charm of Blue Zircon

Three pink spinels with different colors. Below the text: Mahenge spinels

The Light of Mahenge Spinel

Valentina Leardi Jewellery & Gemstones: Jewellery trends for 2026 and a personal insight on the industry.

Jewellery Trends for 2026

Paraiba Tourmaline: a complete buying guide

Three emeralds over a text saying: emeralds.

Emeralds: The Stone That Held Kingdoms Together

Tsavorite vs Emerald. On the left the Lion of Merelani. (Credit: Jeff Scovil, courtesy of Bridges Tsavorite, Smithsonian Insitute). On the right The Rockfeller Emerald (Credit: Christie's).

Emerald VS Tsavorite: A Collector’s Comparison of Green Fire and Green Depth

Three rough ethiopian opals with the text ethiopian opals below.

Ethiopian Welo Opal Buying Guide

An oval cut parti-color sapphire and a red spinel. On top the text: sapphires vs spinels

Sapphires vs Spinels: A Clear, Honest Guide for Buyers and Collectors

a bunch of padparadscha sapphires below a text "The Padparadscha Sapphires

The Rare Flame Between Dawn and Dusk: the Padparadscha sapphire.

A comprehensive palette of colors among spinels. From top left: jedi red, mahenge red, hot pink, padparadcha, lavander, cobalt blue, gray and teal.

A gem with absolute character: Spinels!