Published on April 2, 2012
In recent years gemstone colors have begun to gain different trade names in order to describe the color in terms that consumers are much more familiar with. Many of these names have been drawn from such things as flowers, plantlife, objects in nature and even alcohol. Due to the fact that natural sapphires come in...
Published on March 22, 2012
Spring is in the air here in New York City! This is my favorite time of year as we celebrate nature’s renewal with a burst of fresh and lively colors after the bleak darkness of winter. Why not add a touch of Mother Nature’s springtime colors to your wardrobe with our beautiful natural sapphire jewelry?...
Published on March 17, 2012
What is a Ruby? A Sapphire of course! Very specifically – a red sapphire. All colors of sapphires (and rubies) belong to the same mineral family called Corundum. Members of the corundum family have the same chemical composition and only differ in their trace elements. It is these trace elements, introduced during the formation of...
Published on February 17, 2012
Buying jewelry for a special man in your life (be it husband, father, brother, or friend) can be a challenge. Let me suggest the perfect gift that blends practicality with sentiment…cufflinks! Cufflinks have been worn by men since the seventeenth century, when they were used as small chains to hold together a gentleman’s shirt cuffs. ...
Published on February 15, 2012
Why do some people love green sapphires more than purple sapphires, or light blue sapphires over cornflower blue sapphires? Some of the most beautiful sapphires that I have ever seen have been undervalued by many other people. I like to think of sapphires as a representation of the person wearing them, a characteristic, a personality...
Published on November 9, 2011
Here at The Natural Sapphire Company we focus on trying to supply our customers with the largest selection of natural sapphires possible in a range of cuts and sizes, but also provide a very diverse range of colors. Recently we have begun to stock untreated Montana Sapphires from Missouri River Mining and these stones tend...
Published on September 9, 2011
Oval cut sapphires are one of the most beautiful cuts and tend to make exceptional custom sapphire rings. Oval Blue sapphires are the most commonly seen, but other colors such as peach sapphires, pink sapphires, bicolor sapphires, padparadscha are simply stunning when faceted to into an oval as well. Here are a few examples of...
Published on September 8, 2011
Designers took a page out of artist Yves Klein’s famous art and painted their collections in the deep, rich blue that the French artist exhibited. Blue is the color this year in fashion and jewelry. We have a number of new arrivals in our jewelry section and blue sapphire rings are of course a favorite!...
Published on April 5, 2011
This is an absolutely stunning 19.62ct GIA certified natural untreated cushion cut blue sapphire that has been flawlessly set custom hand crafted platinum mounting that is adorned with a total of 3.45cts of diamonds. It is exceptionally rare to find untreated blue sapphires of this size with such alluring vivid blue color saturation along with...
Published on January 26, 2011
Valentine’s Day is coming soon. Hearts are the traditional symbol of love, so what could be better to give or receive on Valentine’s Day than a heart-shaped piece of jewelry! Heart-shaped jewelry is the perfect way to express your love on Valentine’s Day to that special someone. We have heart shaped sapphire jewelry in every...
