Pandora pink sapphire earrings

As a kid, birthdays were something that you looked forward to all year. My daughter said to me the other day that her birthday was getting close. I told her that it wasn’t, it was 4 months away … and she said that yes it was getting close, it was only 4 months away! As you get a bit older though, you tend to buy things for yourself as you need them throughout the year. This not only puts a blank look on your face when people ask what you’d like as a birthday present; it also makes other adults incredibly difficult to buy for! The best solution is to buy people the things that they wouldn’t buy for themselves – usually that means something to make them feel special, treated and looked after. Jewellery is just the thing – and if your loved one’s birthday falls in September, an easy way to narrow down the jewellery search is by searching for September birthstone jewellery. The birthstone for the month is the sapphire – today we check out a few choice old favourites, and some of the new arrivals on the sapphire birthstone jewellery scene!

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Pandora Orange Moonstone Gold Spacer Charm

Pandora charms were the first of the new school charm bracelets, and none of the many imitators that have come after them have really matched up to their popularity or style. The designers have that mix of quirkiness, vintage nostalgia, elegance and utter individuality that simply can’t be bottled. Though perhaps it can be molded, polished, and adorned with gemstones … to create one of our personalised Pandora charm picks for August-born girls!

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Striking peridot and diamond pendant

It’s a chilly time of year, but it can actually be pretty easy to warm a lucky girl’s (or guy’s!) heart with the right birthday gift. The August birthstone harks forward to warmer mornings, longer days, and a refreshed feeling throughout the world – the gem is the ultra-clear light green peridot. Birthstone jewellery makes for an easily personalised, longlasting and universally appealing gift for August-born women, men, girls and boys. Today we pick out a few of our most popular pieces of all time, as well as some of the newer peridot jewellery items for August birthdays in store.

Pandora Lovepods mixed three pod 18ct yellow gold necklace

Peridot yellow gold stud earrings

Pearl, green peridot and purple iolite earrings

The peridot pendant at the beginning of the article is a quintessential August birthstone jewellery piece, with its generously sized peridot and affordable 9ct gold base. That asymmetrical gold framing gives the pendant a very contemporary edge – a great choice for females at the cutting edge of fashion, or who like things a little quirkier! A 0.03ct brilliant cut white diamond accents the peridot and yellow gold … like a reflected sunbeam set against a backdrop of grassy fields and golden sunshine. Ahhhh! The peridot is an oval cut stone, and at 7mm x 9mm is quite large – this gives it a 2.1ct weight, and the overall pendant is 1.7cm long. The chain you see on the picture is for display purposes – if your birthday girl doesn’t have an all-purpose chain that this will suit, check out our chain selection.

The Pandora Lovepods necklace at right is more of a luxury birthday gift … but it really is one that will be treasured forever. The base is a bright, gentle 18ct gold, and the necklace features three ‘pods’ – one peridot, one blue topaz and one red topaz. Topaz is actually one of the alternative birthstones for August, making this an especially suitable birthday piece! The chain is 45cm long – high enough to sit nicely above the neckline of your loved one’s clothes and be shown off wherever they go! Although this is a luxury item, it’s designed as an everyday wearer, with its slimline design and the gemstones sized so that they accent outfits rather than overwhelming or clashing with other colours.

The beautiful oval-cut peridot earrings at right are an obvious match for the August birthstone pendant at the beginning of the article. If your budget doesn’t stretch to getting your loved one a matching set for their birthday, bookmark these earrings anyway for a ready-made Christmas present! The peridots are 6mm x 8mm,  the same proportions as the stone in the pendant, and they are also set in affordable (but beautiful!) 9ct yellow gold. If you’re buying a non-romantic present for a loved one (such as for your sister, mother or a platonic friend), birthstone earrings are especially suitable.

With their calm and mysterious under-ocean feel, the pearl, peridot and purple iolite earrings at right are quite different to most other birthstone pieces! The rounded, polished finish of the peridots and the iolites is not only a parallel for the pearls, but makes for a greater depth of colour … looking at them, you almost feel as if you’re watching seaweed waft around your face while staring outwards into the clouded purple depths! These gorgeous earrings are made for pierced ears – the post and butterfly fitting sit behind the joint of the top iolite and the top peridot stones. They are 4.5cm long – perfect if you want to add to your loved one’s costume or evening jewellery collection.

Remember, there’s actually an entire universe of jewellery waiting to unfurl into spring at Gilletts! Check out the rest of our August birthstone jewellery collection, or look into alternative options like carnelian and topaz jewellery if green’s not her colour. But most of all, keep looking – this little selection is just the icing on a much bigger cake!

Rhodolite garnet and diamond pendant

People often joke about the way that marriages are after a couple of years … the comfort, consistency and dependability that characterise marriages that have settled into a routine. That feeling is certainly a vital part of marriage (despite the jokes) … but it is just as important to try to keep the fire in each other’s eyes and to see something new in your partner. Birthdays are a great time to break the routine … and whether the specially selected jewellery gifts for wives that we’re exploring here give you a reason to go on a well-deserved date night, whether they highlight her eyes in a way that you haven’t seen for years, or they simply surprise her into giving you a hug that you haven’t felt in far too long, these pieces are definite marriage builders! These jewellery gifts for wives are among our newest additions to the range as well as some classic pieces that never go out of style.
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Armani mens white dial watch

Jewellery is often seen as a gift that isn’t really practical – something that you get when you don’t really know what to get somebody. Well … jewellery IS a wonderful catch-all gift, and there are plenty of women and men around the world that name it as their first choice for birthday and Christmas presents! And there are actually quite a few different jewellery types with plenty of practical value. The most obvious is ladies’ watches and men’s watches – that give the gift of time, in a sense. At Gilletts, our range of watches is ever-expanding to keep up with both technology and fashion – today we check out some of the newest models of men’s watches and ladies’ watches, and those most appropriate to January birthdays.
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Citizen Eco-Drive Men’s Watch

Men, being the adorably practical creatures that they are, often come up short when asked what they would like for their birthday. Or for Christmas. Or as a graduation gift. Or for just about any occasion you can think of! Men tend to simply buy things as they need them … meaning that when birthdays roll around, you’re going to need to think of something that will excite him and help him express himself on your own! Men’s jewellery is a fantastic idea … something that almost no man will ask for, but every one appreciates and wears to death . Today we check out some of the newer men’s jewellery pieces in store for a New Year, as well as some classics that are well suited to guys born in January.
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Blue with Ribbon Patterns

At the beginning of the year, there is one thing that more people in the world have in common that at any other time … a very bruised and banged-up credit card balance! We’ve all been on holidays, buying gifts for our loved ones and generally making the year of work worthwhile. If you have a special girl (of any age ) to buy a birthday gift for this January, there’s absolutely no need to feel like she’s going to miss out on the ‘level’ of gift she deserves. Pandora charms and Pandora bracelets are a lovely sentimental and quality birthday gift … and they’ll actually help your credit card heal rather than inflicting further damage! Today we check out some of the newest Pandora charms, and some especially appropriate to big, small and in-between girls born in January.

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Christmas Gift Vouchers Now at Gilletts.com.au

Pandora Gift Vouchers Now at Gilletts.com.au

Still scrabbling to get those last minute Christmas gifts? Not sure what to get?

Gillett’s Jewellers Gift Vouchers are the answer!

Order your Gift Voucher online at Gilletts.com.au and have it delivered to you or the receipient immediately by email!

It’s quick and easy. There’s no delivery fee and no delivery delay. Plus you can order online, so you don’t have to fight-off the crowds at the shopping centre.

Specially themed Christmas Gift Vouchers and Pandora Gift Vouchers are available too.

Gift Vouchers are available for $25, $100, $250, $500 and $1000.

You simply choose the Gift Voucher value, enter the gift recipients name, choose a Gift Voucher theme and that’s it. The Gift Voucher gets emailed to you within minutes, or we’ll e-mail the Gift Voucher directly to the recipient for you.

Gift Giving doesn’t get much easier than that!

Gift Vouchers can be redeemed at both Gilletts.com.au and at Gillett’s Jewellers Brisbane store. You’ll find the Gift Vouchers in the Gift Ideas section of the Gilletts.com.au website.

Gillett’s Jewellers Gift Vouchers are the answer this Christmas!

New 20mm flat white gold hoops

Christmas is a hectic, panicked time of year fro most of us! The world keeps on turning, the house keeps getting messed up, the kids keep nagging you and work keeps on piling up in your in-tray … and on top of all that, you have to write Christmas cards and organise Christmas gifts for everyone you know. Every year, literally millions of people in Australia leave at least some of their Christmas shopping til the last minute. If that’s you, don’t stress – at Gilletts we offer fast Express Post. The only thing left to do is pick your present … and we can help with that too! Here are our top 10 picks for last minute Christmas jewellery gifts for women and jewellery gifts for men with broad appeal.

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New 20mm half round gold hoops

I believe there’s a divine and cosmic reason that there are two such different genders on this planet … and it has much more to do with learning and growing, mentally and spiritually, than it does with procreation ! If you’ve recently gotten together with a girlfriend, it has probably been a steep learning curve for both of you in getting used to the other’s quirks and nuances. However, if she has a birthday upcoming this December, your gift doesn’t have to be another learning experience for you both! Women’s jewellery is a fantastic gift, so well done for thinking of it … we can show you the way from here, with a handpicked selection of December jewellery gifts for girlfriends

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