Significance Of Buying Gem Stone

A lot of gemstones are now available in the market place and the customer is always prone to get confused, overwhelmed at choice to make or perhaps indecisive on the appropriate gems to buy. Gemstones always accord value and some measure of stature to the owner or possessor. From ancient times to the present peoples fascination with shiny or glittering objects has been high.

Gemstones in the form of rings to necklaces, bangles to anklets, hairpins to brooches, tie pins to buckles, pendants to bracelets the vanity factor and pride factor in possessing an article of jewelry has always been lofty.

There is always a special pull to purchase an article of jewelry with a particular gemstone embedded or just to buy a complete gem article. Several reasons account for this desire and drive to purchase and own an article gemstone.

Reasons why people buy Gemstones

Some gemstones have a high intrinsic value and therefore many would look at it like storage of value. With the high cost and rarity the diamond accords to the owner it is a logical assumption and its cost and value is highly stable as compared to gold or silver.

Also gemstones in some society like in India have a birth or lucky connection with some according them importance to either protect or accord good fortune to the wearer. The birth and lucky gemstone are very popular in the Indian subcontinent and cultural beliefs.

Equally there is a very strong connection to spiritual beliefs that gifting or donating gemstones to a deity or god opens doors of favor and goodwill from the deity that one worships daily and it is of importance to show a heart of being generous especially to the deity that render and give this favor or prosperity and good health.

In India where the tradition of gemstone making is old, wearing gemstone is to keep away certain unwanted or bad happenings (bad luck) and to open doors of good luck. The most common being the wearing of stones as a mark of a person’s devotion to something especially worship of god.

It also common to buy gemstones for the mere vanity factor (pride factor) that one tends to feel better off and richer. Gemstones it is believed they open doors for more prosperity and more goodwill.

For some gemstone look attractive and beautiful and therefore accentuate or heighten the natural look and attractiveness. They therefore draw attention with a variety of looks and appeal.

A variety reasons can explain or try to reach a common purpose for purchase of gemstones but it can very well be seen for every person they accord different meaning and therefore reason.

Author is a jewelry maker, he has created many designs of Gemstone Sterling silver rings.