Our Guide to Buying Sapphire Jewellery

Sapphire is a precious gemstone, which most people will of and is one of four popular gemstones along with emerald, ruby and the diamond. Sapphire is a variety of corundum and the same as ruby all bar the colour. When this gemstone becomes red or very dark pink in colour the gem comes a ruby and all other colours are a sapphire or fancy sapphires.



When people use the word ‘sapphire’ this refers to the blue sapphire, as all the other colours of sapphire will be known by their colour i.e. ‘green sapphire’ or 'pink sapphire' These colours of sapphire are also known as ‘fancy sapphires’ There is one sapphire known as Padparadscha sapphire which does not follow it’s colour name which is very rare and a highly prized pink-orange coloured stone.



Sapphire is one of the toughest gems and has a hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs scale, second in hardness to a diamond with being 10 on the Mohs scale. The Mohs scale is an indication to gemstones hardness against a diamond. The higher the number the tougher and more scratch resistance the gem is. A sapphire is commonly heat treated to enhance the colour of the stone.



Sapphires have always been popular in engagement rings for many years possibly due to the beautiful deep blues or that this gem is September’s birthstone. What better way to say that you love someone by giving her a sapphire engagement ring featuring her birthstone. Sapphire jewellery is often set with diamonds too; especially rings and these provide that little extra sparkle and dazzle.



Sapphire jewellery gemstones are associated with the 5th and 45th wedding anniversaries and there is nothing better than you wife receiving a pair of sapphire earrings to celebrate your anniversary of marriage. When is come to sapphire jewellery most sapphire will be set in a yellow or white gold setting, it is unusual to find sapphires in sterling silver due to the cost of sapphires being greater than the likes of a blue topaz or garnet gemstone.



If you are looking for than something abit different then you should consider pink sapphire piece jewellery. The beautiful shade of baby pink sapphire against white gold is a modern and contemporary look and will sure to draw attention when out and about.



Whatever colour gemstone you are looking for the corundum family offers most colours under the rainbow and there are even pieces of sapphire jewellery in today’s market which will feature multi coloured sapphire gems in the same piece.