Soft and sublime aquamarines have an appeal that is incomparable. These tranquil stones are a reminder of the deep blue seas and they even get their name from there. The Latin words ‘aqua’ means sea and ‘mare’ means water and aquamarines from the time that they were first discovered have been associated with water. In fact in earlier times sailors wore aquamarines to ward off evil on the sea and to win favors from the sea gods. An aquamarine amulet worn by sailors ensured a safe passage for them on their voyage.
Apart from the very many qualities aquamarine jewelry is popular and coveted for their sheer beauty. The light blue color of these stones look fascinating and one cannot help but fall in love with these shimmering beauties. Aquamarine jewelry looks extremely attractive in any form whether aquamarine rings, aquamarine earrings, aquamarine pendants, aquamarine bracelets or aquamarine necklaces.
Aquamarine jewelry looks best when set in white colored metal like silver, white gold and platinum as the white sheen of the metal complements the sky blue hue of these gemstones in the most wonderful way. However aquamarine jewelry that happen to be set in yellow gold have a different appeal that looks as charming.
Like all other gemstones color plays the most important role in case of aquamarine jewelry as well and since these stones are inherently of a light hue a bright and dark shade of aquamarine is definitely more desirable and also valuable. The color of these stones range from light blue to sky blue and teal and with some people the bluish green or greenish blue varieties are also equally popular.
One quality of aquamarines is that they come with less number of inclusions as compared to other colored gemstones which helps in enhancing their color and look. It would in fact be a thrifty and good idea to opt for aquamarine jewelry that is extremely well cut with a stone that is large even if the stone is light in color as it may give the impression of a diamond and dazzle in its splendor.
Another advantage with aquamarines is that they also come in substantive sizes which can make any piece of jewelry look spectacular. Aquamarines look magnificent whether set alone in a particular jewelry or accompanied with the dazzle of diamonds which make an aquamarine jewelry look even more spectacular by lending their shimmer.