Genuine Sapphire: Enhance Your Style

Posted by Vishnu Batwara on February 19th, 2021

Sapphires are undoubtedly one of the most fascinating gemstones in this world. They are immensely popular and revered across the globe for their beauty and mystery. In many ancient cultures, this gemstone was highly valued and even admired for its charm and elegance and also for the good luck it brought into the life of a wearer. If you look back into ancient history, you will find that in Greece and Rome, the Kings and Queens believed that sapphire gemstones protect the wearers from envy and harm. In western civilizations, sapphires were given a lot of importance and it was used alongside diamonds in jewelries to convey love and commitment. Since ages, genuine sapphires have been associated with love, faithfulness, integrity, nobility and sincerity.

This lovely gem has been quite popular with royalty. They wore fine sapphire jewelries to showcase their pomp and gaiety across their Kingdoms. For more than a thousand years, this breathtaking gemstone has been a part of the lives of the Kings, Queens and other members of royal families. The British Crown jewelries featured many high quality sapphires that were collected from different corners of the world. One iconic royal sapphire engagement ring that needs no introduction belongs to Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, passed down from Princess Diana. Sapphires, like diamonds have grabbed a lot of attention from thousands of people. In the modern period, Princess Diana’s sapphire engagement ring is the most talked about sapphire jewelry piece. Diamond has been a preferred stone for making different types of jewelries for both men and women. In the same way, sapphires have been used to make jewelry pieces because it comes in a wide range of colors and most importantly it is almost as strong and durable as a diamond. On the Moh's scale of hardness, sapphire ranks  9, which makes it the second hardest precious gem after diamonds. Features such as hardness and durability of sapphires make this gem an excellent choice to withstand the day-to-day wear and tear of jewelries. Women have shown a great interest in sapphire jewelry for this very reason. For years, colorful sapphire rings, sapphire engagement rings, sapphire earrings and other pieces have given women a great option to showcase their personality.  They also like to wear genuine sapphire rings to enhance their beauty and style at social gatherings.

If you are a first time buyer of sapphire gems, you should know that the quality of a sapphire is predicated on three important factors such as color, clarity and transparency. In fact, color is the most important quality factor for a sapphire and it primarily decides the value. One important fact to note is that the value of a genuine sapphire increases, as its color saturation increases. However, when the sapphire gem hue becomes oversaturated and eventually opaque, its price falls substantially in the jewelry market. Other factors like cut and clarity also play a pivotal role in deciding the price of this brilliant gemstone.