The Modern Birthstones, A Change To Traditional Ones 9-Mar-2010 9:32 PM
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All of us agree that there are different types of birthstones charts and the new versions are quite different from the traditional ones. A stone is related with each month of the year and it is widely used to make different jewelry but the most common being rings. By looking at the birthstone worn by the person, we can know his birth month. One of the common reasons why most of us don’t like the old ones are the colors wouldn’t suit us as we grow up, that means, it is something which you would like and so people are usually going for the modern version that represents your month or birth.

It is mostly the youngsters who like this type of jewelry and go to jewelry stores to get it as a gift for someone special to them. Of course, even the old folks go for it, but they mostly buy it for their personal use rather than giving it as gifts. All the birthstones were changed from the traditional ones to the modern ones and even the change was done officially in 1912 by the American National Association of Jewelers. It is mostly made with original gems or synthetic stones instead of the real gems and these are mostly graded in quality.

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