Published on December 24, 2008
Custom Natural Untreated Pink Sapphire Ring with Pave Set Diamonds and Pink Sapphires Everyone knows that Pink is the color for girls. Natural Untreated Pink Sapphires are truly special and in our companies history we have made a large number of custom sapphire jewelry pieces using natural untreated pink sapphires. I am a big fan...
Published on December 19, 2008
In the past, people when deciding how to mount their beautiful sapphire, would choose between a sapphire ring, a pair of sapphire earrings, a sapphire pendant, a sapphire bracelet or maybe a sapphire necklace. But today, they have one more choice, THEIR WATCH! In fact, people that wear watches look at them on an average...
Published on December 16, 2008
I have resisted blogging about the state of our economy, after all luxury is not ‘in’ right now. But that doesn’t mean that Rarity is ‘out’ during these hard financial times. In fact my accountant thinks that our business is very secure compared to other clients he works with. Our assets are in fact very...
Published on December 15, 2008
Every year at this time we all are searching to find the perfect gifts for the special people in our lives. The Natural Sapphire Company is proud to present the finest natural sapphire jewelry at every price point. I am going to concentrate on lovely pieces of sapphire jewelry in this price range that will...
Published on November 20, 2008
The Holiday Season is right around the corner and The Natural Sapphire Company is the place to start your holiday shopping. When shopping for your loved ones, a gift that is timeless and will be cherished for many years to come is quite special. Therefore, a precious gemstone like one of our natural untreated sapphires...
Published on September 19, 2008
I was born and raised in the country of Myanmar (Burma), which is also known for most of the finest quality rubies ever mined. Although natural untreated sapphires and natural sapphire rubies come from the same mineral composition known as corundum, natural sapphires are more commonly found in Sri Lanka and Madagascar, where as natural...
Published on September 10, 2008
Historically, the finest Sapphire gems came from Sri Lanka and Burma, and this same is pretty much still true today. Sri Lanka, nicknamed the ‘’Gem Island, ‘’ has been an important source for natural untreated sapphires, rubies, and other gemstones for more than 2000 years. The stones that have been eroded from Sri Lanka’s central...
Published on August 27, 2008
Sapphire, which is the birthstone of September, is one of the most popular precious gemstones found in jewelry today, and blue is the best know hue. Natural untreated sapphire occurs in virtually every spectral color such as yellow, pink and a rare pinkish-orange color which is known as Padparadscha, and is even more valued then...
Published on July 2, 2008
Often I am asked what is the ‘largest’ and ‘most expensive’ sapphire? The largest sapphire in the world is probably still well protected underground, and maybe it is a billion karats or more, but will it be a ‘fine’ sapphire? That is very doubtful. What is rare and costly in a sapphire is a combination of its color, clarity, size, cut and of course...
Published on June 25, 2008
Sapphires, a variety of corundum, are formed deep in the earth’s mantle as well as the lower crust. They form in the hexagonal crystal system, but are often formed in what people call a bipyramidal shape, or just two elongated pyramids stacked on top of each other. In its purist form corundum would be colorless...
