Pick the color and a stone fit for the wear, then the piece, its gold, and mined or grown
Choose the color first, then check that its stone can take the wear. About half the pieces here center on sapphire, and only diamond is harder, so it suits a ring worn daily. Opal is softer and lasts longer on a pendant or at the ear. To wear a diamond that is the color itself, start with the pink, blue and green flower earrings. Most pieces are 14K gold.
Which stone: sapphire and diamond, ruby and diamond, emerald and opal jewelry
Put sapphire or ruby on a ring that sees daily wear. Both are corundum, second in hardness only to diamond. Sapphire leads the case, most often blue, then red, pink and green, and a rainbow title means sapphires in several colors. Ruby follows on about thirty pieces. Emerald carries inner flaws that can chip on a sharp knock, so set it in a bezel. Opal is softer again, so keep an opal ring for evenings out, or wear the stone at the neck.
Colored diamonds: pink, blue and green lab-grown diamonds, black and canary diamonds
Start with the flower earrings if you want the color inside the diamond itself. Five pairs come in pink, blue and green, all of them lab-grown by their own listings. Beyond them sit a canary diamond band four rows deep and two crosses, one set with red diamonds. Black diamonds pair with rubies on three pieces, a silver skull ring among them. Few of these listings say how the diamonds got their color, grown that way or treated later, so ask before you order.
The piece: flower earrings, cross pendants, eagle claws and gemstone rings
Pendants sold best by a wide margin, about three of every four pieces bought here. Two silver eagle claws led the year, the first holding a tiger's eye and the second a free-form opal. Rings fill the biggest part of the case. Most women's rings take sizes 5 through 8, halves included. Most men's run 8 through 12. Every flower earring pair is made in three golds. A mini or small flower measures 9 mm across. A large one measures 11 mm. Nearly every bracelet runs 7 to 7.5 inches.
Gold color: 14K yellow, white and rose gold, with 18K and 10K
Take 14K for the piece you will wear daily. Four pieces in five here are 14K, a gold firm enough to keep a prong tight around a stone. Most pieces let you choose yellow, white or rose, though most flower necklaces come in yellow only. Rings make up most of the two dozen 18K pieces. In 10K you will find the Imperial crosses and a row of Iceberg rings set with quartz crystals. White gold keeps a blue sapphire cool, yellow deepens a ruby, and rose sits well beside pink.
Natural or lab-grown: mined and lab-grown sapphires, rubies and diamonds
Ask before you pay whether a colored stone was mined or grown, because most listings do not say. Where one does, it most often says natural, as the opal claw and several opal rings do. The Midnight Sky bracelet sets lab-grown sapphires, and one ruby or sapphire ring is listed twice, once natural and once lab-grown. A grown ruby or sapphire is the very mineral a mine gives, equally hard, and telling the two apart takes a gem lab. The diamonds are easier to read. Three listings in four call them natural. About one in eight says lab-grown, the two claws among them.
Questions we get in the store
What is multicolor diamond and gemstone jewelry?
Diamonds and colored stones in one piece, or diamonds that are themselves colored. On most pieces here, white diamonds frame a sapphire, ruby, opal or emerald. A smaller group sets pink, blue, green, black or canary diamonds instead.
Are the colored stones natural or lab-grown?
Few listings say, so ask before you order. The opal in the opal claw is natural, and the Midnight Sky bracelet's sapphires are lab-grown. A grown sapphire or ruby is still corundum, as hard as a mined one, and it wears the same.
Are pink and blue diamonds real diamonds?
A colored diamond is still diamond, the hardest stone there is. The pink, blue and green flower earrings are lab-grown, as their titles show. Few listings say whether a color is natural or added by treatment, so ask the live chat before you buy.
More questions we get
Which colored stone is best for a ring worn every day?
Sapphire or ruby. Both rank just under diamond for hardness, so they stand up to desks and doorframes. Emerald chips more easily and is happiest in a bezel. Opal and pearl are soft, so save those rings for quieter days.
Do the pendants here come with a chain?
Most do not, so plan on adding one. The opal eagle claw is different: its chain is included, and you pick 18 to 26 inches. The tiger's eye claw comes alone, and the live chat can match a chain to any pendant.
What sizes do the flower earrings come in?
Mini and small flowers measure 9 mm across. A large one is 11 mm and reads clearly from across a room. Every flower pair is made in yellow, white and rose gold, so choose the gold that flatters the stone.
What ring sizes do these rings come in?
Most women's rings take sizes 5 through 8 with the half sizes. Most men's rings take 8 through 12. Across the case, sizes run from 2 to 15. For a size you do not see, ask the live chat before you order.
Can I return a piece from this page?
Yes. Within fourteen calendar days of delivery, message customer service at service@traxnyc.com or call 212-391-3832 for our return label. It must be unworn and unaltered. Five percent restocking and return shipping come off. Resized and custom work is final.
How much is multicolor diamond and gemstone jewelry?
Each listing prints its own price. The carats of stone and diamond, the gold's karat and grams, and grown or mined move it most. For another stone or gold, ask the live chat, or call or text 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.