When you're purchasing Garnet Bracelets, you want to make sure that the quality is top-notch. Sometimes, cheaper garnet can be used for your Garnet Bracelets, and the craftsmanship is less than stellar of your Garnet Bracelet.

Just like you want to find the best pearls available, likewise you want to find the best Garnet Bracelets.

In fact, there is great variation in quality and appearance of the garnet taken from any given garnet mine. In fact, only a small percentage of garnet mined is considered to be gem quality. You will want to make sure your garnet is gem quality, meaning that it's at least a 6 on the Moh's scale of hardness.

Next, you'll want to check for sanding marks and uneven surfaces--both signs of poor craftsmanship. The bezel edge on your Garnet Bracelets should have the proper slope, as well. Look for character in the stone, like matrix dispersion, spider-webbing, tone variation--which are all signs of both a good stone and craftsmanship.

Check out the color of your Garnet Bracelets, to make sure that they are the best Garnet Bracelet pieces available.