Published on January 19, 2010
By definition, precious gems are rare and valuable … but at the top of the pile are the named gemstones. Standouts like the Hope Diamond, the Black Prince Ruby, and the Black Star of Queensland are set apart by their size and their historical provenance. The Black Star of Queensland is freshly in the news...
Published on January 18, 2010
Recent sale prices of sapphires at auction have been very strong. The table below shows auction results for sapphires in the month of December 2009. Table Excerpted from Rapaport Magazine Prices for fine quality untreated sapphires have remained at or above record prices even through the global recession: this is because fine natural sapphires are...
Published on January 15, 2010
If you are looking for a custom designed and hand crafted natural untreated sapphire engagement ring that will really turn heads, then this is the one for you. This beautifully elegant engagement ring uses a very organic looking woven design with alluring pave diamonds set along the shank. These pave diamonds help to add some...
Published on January 15, 2010
Most computer-generated (CG) images come from visual references like photographs. From the photo references, the program is set to make certain adjustments such as color and reflection, in order to get a natural-looking picture. For instance; in JS717 Platinum Sapphire Diamonds, the ring and diamonds began as meshed models. By applying precise numbers from the material palettes, the...
Published on January 14, 2010
We’re only a month away! Time flies: I can’t believe that it’s only four weeks until my favorite day, Valentines Day. Valentine’s Day is a very important day because you can show your significant other how much you love and care for them. As you probably know, the heart shape is the most popular symbol...
Published on January 12, 2010
Do you spend a lot of time looking at stones and settings on The Natural Sapphire Company’s website? If you do, you’ve probably spent at least a little time playing with our 3D renderings, videos, and manipulatable frameworks. And if you’re a long-time blog reader, you’ve probably read my pieces on topics like rendering movies...
Published on January 6, 2010
I’m Helen, The Natural Sapphire Company‘s most recent hire, and my duties here include everything from writing product descriptions to editing our web content. This is my first post here at NSC’s blog, and I can’t tell you how happy I am to be writing it. Fitting that it should concern the new beginnings marked...
Published on December 17, 2009
There is a saying “what you see is what you get.” This is an honest statement from The Natural Sapphire Company! When you come to shop at our company’s website, you will see us advertising on fabulous images of bands, pendants, necklaces, bracelets and earrings that we have designed, alongside the loose stones that you...
Published on December 16, 2009
Star sapphires can sometimes play second fiddle to shiny faceted sapphires. That might be because star sapphires are rare and, thus, poorly represented in the general population. However, I came across some fabulous examples among our natural sapphire pendants designs and wanted to share them with you! Sapphire is among the only gemstones to have...
Published on December 8, 2009
Among my other projects here, one of the things I’ve gotten the opportunity to do is to train in our new Gemological Laboratory! Here in the Lab, we check to make sure that all the stones we buy for our customers are as authentic and natural as we thought they were when we bought them....
