Through the ancient world to modern times, emerald’s rich religious along with cultural history made it a prized stone in centuries past, but our love affair with May’s birthstone still lingers on. The truth is, premium emeralds are valued greater than diamonds by carat weight. Maybe it’s the immeasurable depth of emerald green that calls to us, or even, for the reason that ancients alleged, the stone is just soothing on the eye. Whatever accounts for our attraction, emerald is like spring captured inside a stone and that makes it an ideal birthstone for May.