Augustine Jewels Blog

Valentine's Day is an ancient holiday and it is celebrated every February 14th. Many of its archaic traditions have been lost over the years, but s...

The jewellery and gemstone world is difficult to navigate. But there are some things that you can easily check:   1) Ask for the carat weight...

A rough stone as big as a tennis ball, the Sewelo diamond is the second largest diamond in the world, after the Cullinan diamond, which weighs 3016...

The sky, the sea... these are the first two things we think of when we're asked to think of something blue: two natural elements that are ubiquitou...

The Chinese New Year will be celebrated this year on January 25th. It will be the year of the rat, meaning it is a year of renewal. Several tradit...

Your guide to the birthstones corresponding to each month of the year, brought to you by Augustine Jewels.

Taking its name from the Latin ‘saphirus’, meaning ‘blue’, sapphires are typically of a blue-violet colour, with ‘cornflower blue’ being the most d...

In March we are already dreaming of Summer, diving into the sea and splashing in pools, and this makes us think of aquamarine! Named after seawate...

Red is the predominant colour on St. Valentine’s Day - red roses, red hearts, red packaging. But why is this colour so fascinating to us and why do...