In the early 1800s, a peasant farmer in the Ural Mountains of Russia discovered an unusual stone. The gemstone seemed to change color at times from green to reddish purple. In Czarist Russia, ...

A new generation of dynamic color changing jewelry is providing a fresh take on that much-maligned artisan fair staple: the mood ring. The accessory’s original iteration debuted in the 1970s and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A 16.53-carat alexandrite and diamond ring sold at Sotheby’s for $1.92mn in ...

When choosing and alexandrite engagement ring, most people focus on the color-change effect of the alexandrite stone. While that feature remains central, the shape of the stone is becoming just as ...