55th Year Anniversary - Alexandrite - 7 Designs

Anniversaries are traditionally celebrated with the giving of gifts relating to the year of the wedding or civil partnership. Around the turn of the 19th century it was popular to give gifts of paper, cotton or leather for the first few years. However, in more recent times and due to the increasingly availability of fine rare gemstones, it is more popular to give jewellery to the one you love.

In the fifty-fifth year of marriage it is customary to give the gift of Alexandrite. It is said that Alexander II the future Tsar of Russia (1818-1881) came of age the day the gemstone was discovered, near the Tokovaya River in the Ural Mountains of Russia. Hence the gemstone was named after the 16 year old Future Tsar. This deemed appropriate not just because it was discovered on Russian soil, but also its colour change ability from Red to Green echoed the colours of the Russian flag.

Alexandrite really is a stone for experts, enthusiasts and connoisseurs alike. Its uniqueness and value are often not apparent at first sight, but finely faceted Alexandrites one carat or more are among the most expensive gems in the world, Rarer than fine Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds and Sapphires.