Anniversary gifts by year

Two lists overlap whenever someone asks "what’s the gift for [N] years?": the traditional list, codified in the late 1800s, and the modern list, updated by the American National Retail Jeweler Association in 1937 and lightly revised since. Use whichever feels right; nobody is keeping score.

The first decade

Milestone years

These are the anniversaries most couples actively mark — and the years where a stone gift is conventional and welcomed.

Decade by decade

Pairing tradition with the catalog

If you’re shopping the milestone years, the catalog speaks the same language as the chart above. Some shortcuts:

• Ruby anniversary (40th) — see the ruby pieces in our gemstone collection. Ask about origin; Burmese rubies hold value best.
• Sapphire anniversary (45th, 65th) — Ceylon cornflower is the everyday luxury pick; Montana teal sapphires read more personal.
• Pearl anniversary (30th) — choose Akoya for round, classic strands; Tahitian for darker dramatic singles.
• Diamond years (10th, 60th, 75th) — see the diamond shape guide for what flatters whom.