Garnet is the birth stone of our only child, and this is a great use of the gem. She loved it! She even commented on it before joining a zoom meeting and wearing it that "she might have to change clothes to match how nice it is."
I bought this necklace... took a chance on the gold - it just seemed to work better with the gold than silver - and absolutely love it. I'm anxiously waiting for the matching earrings to come back on order and will definitely get those for the set.