Find the exact piece of hot pink tourmaline you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
Gold,
18k Gold and
White Gold. Find an antique version now, or shop for 1 vintage or 10 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. Making the right choice when shopping for an item from our selection of hot pink tourmaline may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. For this particular accessory, there are many different carat weights to choose from, but
2.5 Carat and
3 Carat versions are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made iterations of the classic choice in our collection of hot pink tourmaline over the years, but those made by
Faye Kim,
DGI and
Erin Mac Jewelry are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Today, if you’re looking for an
oval cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes
round cut and
baguette cut alternatives. When shopping for an object in our assortment of hot pink tourmaline, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for unisex or
men today than there are for
women.
Very few gems dazzle quite in the manner that tourmaline does — vintage and antique tourmaline jewelry is a showstopper, and you can blame this on its wide range of spectacular colors. In fact, when Dutch traders brought stones back home from Sri Lanka that they couldn't identify, they called them "toramalli," a Sinhalese term for "mixed gems."
If you could transform the ocean to a gem, this is what it would look like: a clear, translucent azure, bordering on turquoise, hypnotizing in its depth and sparkling in the sun.
There is, in fact, such a stone, although it comes from deep in the copper-rich mountains of Paraíba, Brazil, and not from the oceans along its coast. Far rarer than diamonds, Paraíba tourmaline, a kind of tourmaline discovered only in the 1980s, is treasured as much for its extraordinary color as its scarcity, both of which contribute to its high value.
While diamonds generally sell for about $6,000 per carat, a carat of Paraíba tourmaline is likely to fetch about $16,000. Fans of the gem are said to include singer Taylor Swift and actress Zooey Deschanel, as well as some of the finest jewelers.
“No other stone can have a color as magnetic and captivating as Paraíba tourmaline,” says Vania Leles of VanLeles Diamonds, who combines the stone with diamonds and other gems in several of her designs.
You don't have to stop at Paraíba tourmaline jewelry — on 1stDibs, find the most extraordinary antique and vintage tourmaline rings, tourmaline and diamond earrings and other accessories.