01Colour
LightModerateIntenseVividExceptional
Emerald runs from light bluish green to deep, velvety green; the finest is a vivid green with a hint of blue. Colour is everything in emerald: it outranks clarity, cut and size.
Emerald Beads Necklace
Emerald Beads Necklace
Yellow Gold
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The Stone
Understanding emerald
Emerald is the green beryl — the stone of Cleopatra and of every royal collection — prized for a green no other gem quite matches. Our gemologists grade every emerald on colour, clarity, cut and carat. Here is how to read them, and where this piece sits.
This piece · graded by our gemologists
- Metal
- Yellow Gold
02Clarity
IFInternally flawlessSISmall inclusionMIMedium inclusion
Our gemologists grade clarity in three steps: Internally Flawless — nothing to find even under 10× magnification; Small inclusion — a trace only a loupe reveals; Medium inclusion — a natural feature you may find with the naked eye, in a stone chosen for its colour. Emerald almost always carries its jardin — the garden of fine inclusions that proves it natural; an eye-clean emerald is exceptional.
03Cut
The step-cut rectangle we call the emerald cut was designed for this stone: it protects the corners of a brittle gem and shows its colour in broad, calm flashes.
04Carat
Fine emerald is rare in every size; clean stones above two carats are exceptional and priced accordingly.
Details of the stone
- Origin
- Colombia, Zambia, BrazilZambian emerald is prized for its clarity and cooler green.
- Known since
- AntiquityMined in Egypt from about 1500 BC.
- Species
- BerylColoured green by chromium and vanadium.
- Hardness
- 7.5 – 8 MohsHard but brittle — protect from knocks.
- Birthstone
- MayThe birthstone of May.
- Treatment
- OiledFine fissures are traditionally filled with cedar oil; always disclosed.
- Certification
- CertifiedEvery stone graded and certified by our gemologists.
- Care
- Soft cloth onlyNever ultrasonic or steam; avoid solvents that remove the oil.