Choosing a Birthstone Ring: Do Natural or Synthetic Gemstones Make a Difference?

For many centuries, birthstones have been linked to the dates of birth and were believed to of had special powers and capabilities. Although many cultures and folklore's may have different beliefs and selections of their chosen stones, they all believed that by wearing your birthstone, you would always be brought good luck.

Originally, many cultures assigned a specific gemstone to signify birth throughout each sign of the zodiac, but through time, it became common for a particular type of gem to only represent each month of the year, as opposed to the exact day and other astrological factors.

Gemstones were originally worn as pendants or amulets (a charm) and these pieces of jewelry were designed solely to protect the wearer from all evil spirits. When rings were first made, they did not have any gemstones in them whatsoever. Instead, they were a flat or rounded style ring made of gold, silver, or copper. Through time, gemstone rings evolved into society and as they did, the special powers that gemstones possessed, were also spread to rings with gemstones as well. The gemstone rings that are made today, still carry on with these very same beliefs.

There are several categories that make up different gemstones and myth's.

(A) The most prominent of course, is the birthstone ring. This ring contains a gemstone that represents every month of the year, which in turn, is related to a particular zodiac sign. Birthstone rings containing gemstones are still suppose to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits. These rings are made with either a single gemstone for the owner, or it may contain several gemstones, one for each of her family.

(B) The anniversary rings are very similar to birthstone rings in that they are made for every year of marriage. The garnet gemstone will represent the second year of marriage and on the tenth year, the ring will be represented by a diamond and so on. These particular anniversary gemstone rings are a little more fancier and will generally include several small diamonds to help add a bit more glitter.