January’s birthstone is garnet
Garnet has marked January since Roman times: the traveler’s stone, worn for safe passage into a new year. Ours is rhodolite, the raspberry-red variety, chosen loose and passported.
- HARDNESS
- 7 to 7.5, daily-fine in earrings and pendants
- THE COLOR
- Pomegranate red, raspberry in transmitted light
- WHY IT SUITS JANUARY
- A warm stone for the coldest month, and honest value: real color under $1,000
The short answer
January’s birthstone is garnet. Garnet has marked January since Roman times: the traveler’s stone, worn for safe passage into a new year. Ours is rhodolite, the raspberry-red variety, chosen loose and passported. Works with garnet at Made With Color today run from From $760; every stone ships with a passport naming origin, carat, and treatment plainly.
What is the January birthstone?
January’s birthstone is garnet. Pomegranate red, raspberry in transmitted light.
Is garnet durable enough for daily wear?
7 to 7.5, daily-fine in earrings and pendants.
What should I know before buying?
A warm stone for the coldest month, and honest value: real color under $1,000. Every stone here is chosen loose, in daylight, and passported.
The Garnet Studs
RHODOLITE GARNET · 18K
From $760
The Garnet Line
RHODOLITE · 18K · TENNIS
From $2,200
The Garnet Cocktail
RHODOLITE GARNET · OVAL · ROSE GOLD · SPLIT SHOULDER
$2,240