Pink sapphire has taken the stage as the new October birth stone rings gem. The traditional October birth stone, the pink tourmaline, is great but in the long run impractical, since it is very fragile and not suitable to cut into the identical shapes and sizes of an eternity band's gems. In folklore, October birth stones were valued as gem stones thought to promote creativity in the wearers, & were given to represent hope. The conjunction of strength and price-- pink sapphires are the strongest naturally pink gem other than the particularly rare pink diamond and are much less costly-- set them apart as the ideal choice for the modern October birthstone.