14k White Gold Garnets Band - Vintage. This vintage 1960s 14k white gold band is a size 7.5. Six 4mm faceted pyrope garnets are set half way around the band. The garnets are a bright, strong red in good light. The band is marked 14k, and N, as a maker's mark, and is thick and sturdy.
Garnet have been used in jewelry since prehistoric times. They come in a wide range of colors, although reds are the most frequent. They are the birthstone for January. The word garnet comes from the Latin word granatum (grain/pomegranite). Like the pomegranite seed, the garnet means fertility, but also protection and regeneration. Therefore they were used in engagement rings long before diamonds; and by warriors for healing. They are said to offer protection to the traveler. Noah is fabled to have used a garnet as a light on the ark. Free Shipping/Insurance in the USA! DH157-07
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