Goldtone gives you the color, not the karat. It is a lacquer, paint, or chemical finish over base metal, making it different from gold-plated or gold-filled jewelry and free of precious metal content at every layer.
Myth & Meaning
In ancient Egypt, carnelian carried specific sacred meaning. It was associated with the blood of Isis and used extensively in royal pectorals, amulets, and funerary jewelry, its warm red tone connecting it to solar symbolism and divine protection in the afterlife.
Heritage & History
Ross-Simons opened in 1952 with a specific purpose: helping people find jewelry they love. More than seventy years later, the same purpose is running. What accumulated in between is a working knowledge of what matters, what lasts, and what earns customers who come back across generations.