Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. October has two birthstones: opal and tourmaline. Opal is the traditional birthstone for October. It is believed the ...

Europeans have long considered the gem a symbol of hope, purity, and truth. Opal is considered an October birthstone. Some people think it’s unlucky for anyone born in another month to wear an opal.

Europeans have long considered the gem a symbol of hope, purity, and truth. Opal is considered an October birthstone. Some people think it’s unlucky for anyone born in another month to wear an opal.

It is the yowah opal that takes centre stage in these earrings, embellished with tanzanite, rhodolite garnets and blue sapphires for a showstopping take on birthstones. Minka’s ‘Berlin’ rings nod to ...