The Curated Collection
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Discover the Curated Collection of fine and fashion jewelry. The
expansive selection of high-quality jewelry featured in the
Curated Collection offers everyday values that range from
precious gemstone and diamond pieces to the latest fashion
designs.
This hand-selected assortment features an array of diamond,
gemstone, and precious metal designs that receive a quality
inspection, including from ’s staff graduate gemologist, to
ensure they meet ’s high standards. All diamonds featured in the
Curated Collection are certified by our suppliers to be conflict
free, and IGI, GIA, or AGS certifications are provided on white
diamonds of .75 carats or larger on all stud earrings, rings, and
pendant necklaces.
Pieces from the Curated Collection come packaged in a custom box,
making them wonderful gifts. In addition, we offer free one-day
shipping within the continental U.S. on items over $500.
International shipping options for friends and family overseas
are available for an additional fee.
The Curated Collection offers a specialized customer service team
that is available seven days a week to answer any product
questions before, during or after the purchase. If you’re not
satisfied for any reason, you will receive a full refund and free
return shipping within the U.S. if you return your purchase
within 30 days.
Find a special gift for a loved one or a beautiful piece that
complements your personal style with jewelry from the Curated
Collection.
Honey Amber Collection
The most recognizable color of amber, it can be found in almost
every key location where amber is mined: Africa, South America,
New Zealand and Eurasia. Depending on location, the age of honey
amber ranges from 1-90 millions years old. In essence, honey
amber is a time preserving compressed matter,
such as insects, and even little animals. Known as the "Window to
the Past", honey amber tells many fantastic stories from long,
long ago. Cognac (or Honey) is the color most commonly associated
with the amber gemstone. When people think of “the color amber”,
it is the stone of cognac, or honey, amber that is described. If
you were to mix together all the colors of amber on the same
palette, you will produce a nice cognac shade. It is a hue often
found in golden sunsets of the summer. Inclusions show up very
nicely in this shade of amber. Often times, stones are selected
merely on how the inclusions reflect light as the jewelry is
worn. Amber is a conductor of heat, and provides healing energy
if worn close to the skin.
The history of amber begins about 90 million years ago in lush
green forests in the region of modern day Northern Europe. Trees
in these regions produced an aromatic resin, used for protection
against woodpeckers, fungus and bark-eating insects. This resin
would slowly cascade covering the bark of the tree entrapping
debris and sometimes live insects along the way. Nearly
40 different species of trees produced this protective resin,
accounting for the numerous colors of amber today.
Over millions of years, this golden resin produced by
pre-historic trees accumulated in many layers in the soil below.
With the onset of The Great Ice Age, these forests perished, the
soil froze and the fossilization process began creating deposits
of beautiful amber. After The Great Ice, melted glaciers flowed
on top of the amber deposits, forming the Baltic and North Seas.
Due to this geological occurrence, amber found its new home in
the sea. The gem spent many thousands of years below 100 feet of
sand at the sea bottom. After violent sea storms, various lumps
of amber would separate and float among the waves, eventually
reaching the shore to be discovered by man. The Aisti people were
the first to pick up amber lumps along the Baltic shores 25,000
years ago. Aisti believe that amber was pieces of the Sun that
had fallen down to the earth and cherished it as a gift from the
heavens.
- Amber is the lightest of gems and gives you a warm feeling that is why it is very comfortable to wear..
- The image may show slight differences in texture, color, size and shape..
- Stones are heat and pressure treated..
- Width 0.8cm Length 0.8cm.
- Imported.