The golden rule with garnets: the redder, the better

This 14K gold and diamond ring featuring a 7.81-carat Almandine garnet achieved $52,000 plus the buyer’s premium in July 2018. Image courtesy of Riverside Galleries and LiveAuctioneers.
This 14K gold and diamond ring featuring a 7.81-carat Almandine garnet achieved $52,000 plus the buyer’s premium in July 2018. Image courtesy of Riverside Galleries and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but garnets delight jewelry wearers of any age or gender. While garnets can be yellow, orange, blue or green, the most common and preferred shade for the stone is blood red.

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