Blue Sapphire Engagement Rings

About Sapphires: Sapphires can be found in an entire rainbow of colors. From red to orange, yellow and green, blue, violet and pink, the amazing colors of sapphire will definitely capture your eye. Kings once believed these gemstones offered protection from harm and envy. Sapphires are thought to be calm and relaxing. Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) was the foremost source of fines sapphires until the incredible discovery of extraordinary stones in Kashmir in 1880. Unfortunately, the Kashmir supply was essentially exhausted by 1930, leaving Sri Lanka as the location of the world's most beautiful sapphires. Today sapphire mining takes place in Madagascar, Australia and Thailand, as well as other locations. Colors other than blue and pink are referred to as "rainbow sapphires" or "fancy sapphires". Sapphire jewelry is the traditional gift for the fifth and forty-fifth wedding anniversaries and sapphire is the birthstone for September. My Sapphire Source specializes in fine quality sapphires and offers an amazingly gorgeous selection of sapphire rings, earrings, bracelets and pendants.

Enhancements: Once a sapphire is mined from the Earth, it is first cut into a shape that will best showcase the beauty of the stone. There are also many fascinating other methods by which man has demonstrated his ability to draw maximum color, luster, clarity and brilliance from these gemstones. Nearly all sapphires are also heat treated to improve the clarity and sometimes enhance the color of the stones. Heat treatment is permanent and a standard acceptable practice in the fine jewelry industry. Less than 1% of sapphires used in jewelry are actually unheated. These sapphires generally command a premium in price over a heated sapphire, provided that the color and clarity are comparable. MySapphireSource offers a few unheated sapphires for the gem collector or for those who want the best of the best. Most sapphires we offer have been heat treated.