Find the Best Garnet Ring at SuperJeweler!
A garnet ring makes a great addition to one’s jewelry wardrobe. The rich and warm color hues of red, orange-red, blood-red, and pomegranate are perfect to compliment most any color of outfit. Garnet jewelry is the birthstone for January which makes it both a great birthday gift and push gift for that special January baby. Also, a garnet ring symbolizes the interpersonal traits of imagination, courage, truth, and passion. Today, SuperJeweler.com offers the best garnet ring selection with your choice of precious metals like gold, sterling silver, and platinum. You can also find that special garnet ring style with diamonds. The prices at SuperJeweler.com are the best and can fit any budget.
Finding matching jewelry for a garnet ring is easy at SuperJeweler.com. There are many different styles of garnet pendants, earrings and bracelets that can easily be matched and make a fashion statement. You can buy a matching set all at once or buy a garnet ring today, and the pendant, earrings, and bracelet for other special occasions. No matter how you might buy your jewelry, SuperJeweler.com always has the best selection and price.
Frequently Asked Question
- Can garnet be worn as an engagement ring?
- Yes, a garnet engagement ring is a good choice as a unique alternative engagement ring as garnets represent passion, truth, and courage which are all important traits to symbolize a marriage. At SuperJeweler.com there are many garnet ring styles that can be selected as an engagement ring. You can also, customize most any diamond engagement ring style by requesting the style be made with a garnet. Just ask SuperJeweler.com!
- What color gold goes best with garnet?
- Garnets come in a variety of rich and warm hues of red, orange-red, blood-red, and pomegranate. Red compliments white gold, sterling silver, and platinum, but it also, looks great in both yellow gold and rose gold. This makes garnets extremely easy to select and wear.
- What birthstone month is garnet?
- Garnet is the traditional birthstone for January. Garnet jewelry makes a great January birthday gift, but also a great January push present to the mother for the birth of a January baby. At SuperJeweler.com you will find a great selection of garnet jewelry at the best price.
- Is garnet a good stone for a ring?
- Garnet rings are great and so are garnet necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. Garnets have fair to good toughness, making them durable enough for everyday wear. Garnet should not be subject to any hard blows or rough wear, but with proper care and maintenance a garnet ring can last for many years.
- Can you wear garnet every day?
- Garnet jewelry can be worn every day and compliment many colors of outfits. Garnets have fair to good toughness, making them durable enough for everyday wear. Garnet should not be subject to any hard blows or rough wear, but with proper care and maintenance garnet jewelry can last for many years. Try matching up and wearing the rich and warm hues of garnet reds with different colors in your wardrobe—a black and white outfit with red garnets looks spectacular and polished. Garnet also looks great with blues, greens, and yellows. SuperJeweler.com has hundreds of garnet jewelry styles at the best price.
- Can men wear a garnet ring?
- Yes, men can wear a garnet ring. Garnets have fair to good toughness, making them durable enough for everyday wear. Garnet should not be subject to any hard blows or rough wear, but with proper care and maintenance garnet jewelry can last for many years. SuperJeweler.com has a great selection of men’s rings at the best price.
How to Choose a Garnet Ring
How to Select the Shape of a Garnet Ring Gemstone
Garnet gemstones for a garnet ring come in a variety of shape cuts and sizes. The different shape cuts provide a range of style and fashion choices to each garnet ring design. The most popular garnet gemstone shape cuts fall into two categories: Classic and Fancy.
- Classic Garnet Gemstone Shapes Include Round, Oval, Emerald, and Square Cuts
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- Round Garnet Gemstone
- The round shape cut is a popular shape for gemstones. For a garnet ring it can be used as the center stone or as the side or cluster stones. Though the round shape cut is popular for a garnet ring, other shape cuts have become of greater fashion and design prominence. Yet the round cut shape for a garnet ring is a beautiful choice.
- Oval Garnet Gemstone
- Garnet oval shape cuts are amazingly popular for a garnet ring. The elongating silhouette of this shape merges the classic with the modern. The longer dimensions allow this shape cut to appear incredibly elegant while enhancing hands of any size. Adding a halo of diamonds to an oval garnet is stunning.
- Emerald/Octagon Garnet Gemstone
- The emerald or octagon shape cut has eight sides and is extremely popular for a garnet ring. The rectangular shape can mislead the eye into thinking there are only four sides, but don’t be fooled. It is the presence of those tiny corner cuts that round it out to eight. This shape cut is elegant and stunning and lends itself to many beautiful garnet ring styles.
- Square Garnet Gemstone
- The square shape cut for a garnet ring is surely a bold and classic look. It is perfect to show off the deep red color of this natural gemstone.
- Fancy Garnet Gemstone Shapes Include Cushion, Pear, Heart, and Marquise Cuts
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- Cushion Garnet Gemstone
- The design of a cushion shape cut garnet can be squarish or rectangle with soft corners and lines of a cushion or pillow. This shape cut evokes allure and romanticism for many garnet ring designs.
- Pear Garnet Gemstone
- Topping jewelry trends right now is the classic but modern pear shape. With a rounded lower half and a sharp top point, a pear cut adds an illusion of length and delicacy to the finger.
- Heart-Shaped Garnet Gemstone
- Like the name insinuates, heart-shaped garnets are cut into a heart by placing a cleft cut at the top of a pear shape. A heart-shaped cut garnet ring can be both romantic and playful.
- Marquise Garnet Gemstone
- .A garnet ring with a marquise shape cut is dramatic and stunning. The marquise shape cut is best described as two pear cuts joined together. The marquise shape cut in a garnet ring is perfect for long slender fingers.
How to Select the Precious Metal for a Garnet Ring
Selecting the precious metal for your garnet ring is a matter of personal choice and price. Luckily, a garnet ring looks great in sterling silver and all the colors of gold. You can really follow your own personal style and select the metal color that you prefer the most. Both sterling silver and white gold have a similar appearance but are very different in price. The sterling silver is much less expensive but white gold gives you a richer look for the price. A garnet ring in yellow gold or rose gold are great choices too as their unique colors look outstanding.
How to Select the Diamond Accents and Mounting for a Garnet Ring
Choosing whether to have accent diamonds on your garnet ring is truly a matter of style and taste. A garnet ring can look very nice as a solitaire but adding diamonds is by far the most popular design choice. Diamonds do increase the price of a garnet ring but not as much as you might think as the diamonds are generally small. A popular garnet ring design is to have diamonds surrounding the garnet in a halo frame. The diamond halo makes the garnet look a bit larger but most importantly it provides a distinctive color contrast that makes the garnet quite beautiful. Another popular design is to have accent diamonds on the sides of the garnet ring. This type of garnet ring design lends an elegance without being too flashy. Without a doubt, combining both a diamond halo and accent diamond in the ring is the most popular choice.
How to Select an East-West Garnet Ring
An east-west garnet ring is a type of ring design where the garnet is oriented horizontally. This horizontal design treatment gives a decidedly fresh aesthetic. An east-west garnet ring is a great design choice that is often overlooked. Only jewelers that offer a vast garnet ring selection will have an east-west option.
How to Personalize Your Garnet Ring
One way to personalize your garnet ring is to have your ring engraved on the inside. Depending on the width of the ring and the design space, you can have your name or special message engraved. This is a great idea for gift-giving and if the garnet ring has a special purpose.
How to Use a Garnet Ring as an Engagement Ring
Engagement rings do not have to be all diamond! Using a gemstone as the center stone in an engagement has become very popular for a couple of reasons. One reason is costs as gemstones are generally less expensive than diamonds of the same size. Another reason is personal style. A garnet ring as an engagement ring is a great choice if you want a unique look and to make a fashion statement. Adding a wedding band to a garnet ring design is easy as most styles can accommodate most bands; otherwise, a customized wedding band can be made to fit. One caution that should be mentioned is that most gemstones are less durable than a diamond, however, garnets are quite tough and with proper care will look beautiful for many years.
How to Clean your Garnet Ring
Cleaning a garnet ring is very simple and you can generally do it yourself. Start by creating a mixture of warm water and a few drops of mild dishwashing soap. Soak your garnet ring for about 20 – 40 minutes and then gently brush the stone with a new soft-bristled toothbrush. Then rinse your garnet ring under warm running water to remove the soap film. Gentle dry the garnet ring with a soft cloth taking care not to snag any prongs or gemstones. For an elevated sparkle you can use a professionally formulated jewelry cleaner. Steam cleaning is not recommended.
How to Ensemble Your Garnet Ring
Once you have selected your garnet ring adding a matching necklace, earrings, or bracelet is quite easy. The color of garnets is fairly consistent and therefore is rarely an issue when looking for matching items to build your ensemble. Most garnets that you will find are a deep rich red. The more common garnet varieties include Almandite – red with a violet tint; Rhodolite – purplish red or rose color; Pyrope – deep red with a brown tint; Hessonite – brownish-red or cinnamon color; and Spessartite – orange to red brown. Less known colors include Malaia – pinkish-orange, orange, or reddish orange; and Demantoid and Tsavorite – both are green to bluish green.
