The Preview of New Men's DY that the S/S '14 Catalog Didn't Give You

Those on the David Yurman mailing list were treated this week to a new S/S '14 promotional catalog... and that's about all there is to say about it. While the mailer was tastefully composed (as all DY catalogs are), none of its arrays especially dazzled, which can probably be blamed on the fact most of the product featured was standard 2013-2014 Yurman fare. Fortunately, for those of us craving the new or, better, not yet released, there is Instagrammer @carito410 who this week shared the following to the social media platform:

Exclusive: The Three Distinct Looks of David Yurman Color-Change Garnet

Pictured are the three looks one can expect from DY color-change garnet.

Touted by David Yurman as "one of the rarest gemstones on earth," color-change garnet is sometimes thought to exhibit only two unique looks. I'd argue, however, after wearing this Chevron ring for some weeks now, that the stone boasts three.

The first look is the one shown in the left-most image above, the color profile being that of a Caribbean blue-green. This hue is achieved when the mineral is exposed to indirect natural light (or the direct artificial light produced by bulbs bearing descriptors of "natural," "reveal," or "sunshine"). The second look, which is shown in the middle image, is achieved via bright, midday sunlight. There is no color profile, really, about which to speak, as, under this light, the stone takes on the appearance of a translucent, especially-brilliant black diamond. Color-change garnet's third look, then, is the one shown in the right-most image. (By the way, none of the component images in this triad has been digitally altered.) This warm violet color of look three is achieved in incandescent, household light.

While I can (and do) appreciate all three looks of color-change garnet, I must say my own personal preferred states are the first two. What about you? Tell me: which look do you like best? Sound off; get your comment posting or E-mail writing on!