Thomas Douglas Jewelers

10/07/2016

30-60% off select jewelry! We have lovely custom designs, estate jewelry, custom bridal rings and wedding bands. Also we have consignment pieces! The holidays will be here before you know it and we have a great layaway plan! Stop by and see us!!

10/03/2015

Columbus Day Sales are happening right now! Stop by Tyrone Square Mall and check out our Estate, LaFonn, Simply Diamonds and custom design jewelry!!

07/31/2014

Literature on the North Silk Road of China notes in about 200 BC, Rubies were carried along this ancient trackway moving westward from China.

07/30/2014

Lesser quality Ruby is often used to make beads, carvings & other ornamental objects because it can be cut & faceted easily into many shapes.

07/29/2014

Ruby summer fun! Here's an idea for a family friendly trip. Mine your own rubies in North Carolina. Find more info and travel information online now at: http://www.sheffieldmine.com/

Gem Mining at its best. Seffield Mine is a native Ruby and Sapphire Mine located in Franklin, NC. We also have salted buckets for the kids at heart. We love to have fun and get dirty so bring the whole family and join us.

07/28/2014

Rubies are a 9.0 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness which make them a perfect stone to be used in jewelry that will hold up to daily wear.

07/27/2014

Rubies show pleochroism meaning the color varies with the direction of viewing & cat's eye or star effect Rubies are best viewed in daylight.

07/26/2014

England invaded & annexed Upper Burma in 1885 when it learned a French company would be mining Ruby gemstones at the famed Mogok ruby tract.

07/25/2014

Most Rubies are heated to nearly 2,000 degrees in order to maximize their bright red color and remove the secondary colors of blue and brown.

07/24/2014

Love Rubies? Check out the 100 carat DeLong star ruby, an oval cabochon-cut Ruby, which is located in The American Museum of Natural History in New York.

07/23/2014

Burmese Rubies often show such a strong fluorescence that the effect is noticeable even in sunlight, which makes them seem literally glowing.

07/22/2014

Love Rubies? Go see the 138.7 ct Rosser Reeves ruby, thought to be the largest fine star Ruby in existence, at the Smithsonian Institution.