This festive season shines brightly thanks to gems, those treasures of nature that illuminate jewelry creations. Emeralds, rubies, sapphires or diamonds, each precious stone tells a unique story. Their color, brilliance and rarity embody beauty and passion, perfect for unforgettable, magical gifts.
THE RUBY - Bewitching jewel, as red as the passions it unleashes

Its luminous green color has been a source of envy since the dawn of time. The first traces of this variety of beryl date back to the 2nd millennium BC. At the time, emeralds were used as currency by the Babylonians. Later, in ancient Egypt, its beauty and rarity seduced the powerful and the pharaohs, who adorned their jewels with these natural gems extracted from the deepest bowels of the earth, in the vicinity of the Red Sea.
Since then, emeralds have never ceased to exert their power of fascination in every corner of the globe. While the most sought-after emeralds come from Colombia, notably from the two best-known mines, Muzo and Chivor, discovered by the Spanish in the 16th century, other countries have important emerald mines.
Highly reputed, emeralds from Afghanistan rival those from Colombia, Pakistan, Madagascar, Russia and southern Africa.
The emerald's hardness - 7.5-8 on the Mohs scale - and color allow it to be cut in all shapes and sizes. Cabochon, pear or oval, it can enhance an ensemble or be set in a ring. But the optimal cut is certainly the one that bears its name: the famous emerald cut, whose perpendicular facets multiply the viewing angles of its subtle reflections. This allows the eye to plunge into the marvellous light of its enchanting gardens.