The magic of Gemstone Rings The first rings that were made did not have any gemstones at all.
These were silver, gold or copper rings in a flat or rounded style.
The belief in the magic of gemstones eventually led to including them in rings.
Today’s rings are not only beautiful but downright magical.
A few examples of gemstone rings follow. *Birthstone Rings: It is believed that there is a gemstone that represents every month in the year and is thus related to a zodiac sign.
Gemstone rings with a birthstone are supposed to bring good luck and ward off evil. *Anniversary Rings: Similar to birthstones, anniversary rings are made for each year of marriage.
The second year of marriage is represented by the garnet gemstone, the tenth year by a diamond ring and so on. *Family Birthstone Rings: These are a special category of gemstone rings where, each ring has the birthstone of all the members of the family.
In cases where members of a family are spread in geographically far off places, family birth stone rings provide a kind of spiritual bonding. *Wedding and Engagement Rings: The engagement ring is almost always a gemstone ring with diamonds adding accent to it.
Made on a comparatively higher budget, gemstone rings for engagements use gemstones like rubies, sapphires, emeralds etc.
Wedding rings are made as gemstone rings in a few countries, however most people prefer simple gold or silver bands for wedding rings.
The more exotic gemstone rings are created as engagement rings. (6) Religious and Mythological Rings: A classic example of such a gemstone ring is the 'navratna' ring that is prominent in Hindu mythology.
The ring comprises of 9 gemstones, each with a special power of it's own.
Thai mythology also has a gemstone ring called the 'nok-phak-kow' ring that has 9 gemstones.