One of the greatest advantages of working together with Jewelry by Johan is the ability to personalize most of the engagement rings, wedding bands and other unique accessories with different elements that best fit your style and personality, including gemstones! Customizing a design with a different gemstone, or supplying your own gemstone, is very common and simple. This ultimate guide to gemstones by color is designed to help you find your perfect gemstone to create your dream ring or other accessory.
One last thing to know before you go treasure hunting for your perfect stone. The ability to swap gemstones is usually based on the setting type and Mohs scale rank for stone hardness. Here are the general rules:
- Prong Setting - Hardness of 5.5 or higher
- Bezel Setting - Hardness of 6.5 or higher
- Flush Setting - Hardness of 7 or higher
- Tension Setting* - Hardness of 8.5 or higher
*For softer stones, in many cases a faux tension setting can be used; it appears the same, but has a supportive piece of metal to secure the stone vs. using only the tension of the metal.
