gemstones

A story in this morning's New York Times does a broad sweep of the jewelry industry, in which names from Harry Winston to Claire's have lost a lot of glitter over the last year. Jewelry, it seems, has been on the receiving end of many consumers' no-brainer cutbacks. Grooms-to-be are shaving a...

A couple of weeks ago, my WalletPop colleague Tom Barlow wrote an interesting piece on gemstones. He pointed out that "there are beautiful, durable gemstones that offer more bang for your buck." I couldn't agree more. In addition to moissanites, tsavorite garnets, and black prince rubies, the three...