The most prized color is a strong vivid velvety blue to violetish-blue, in medium to medium-dark tones. Blue sapphires come in various hues, from pale baby blue to rich royal blue. Royalty give sapphires over diamonds as engagement rings because they are known to be far more rare than diamonds.Ī lovely pale blue Montana round sapphire.īefore the twentieth century and an intensive, and highly successful, marketing campaign for diamonds, blue sapphires were the most popular gemstone for engagement rings in the United States as well. It continues to be the most well known and in demand colored gemstone. They have been the prized possessions of emperors, kings, queens and collectors for thousands of years.
They experienced a resurgence of interest with the engagement of Kate Middleton and Prince William in 2010 when William proposed with his mother, Princess Diana’s Ceylon blue sapphire engagement ring, and ever since, new generations are being introduced to so many other options for beautiful and unique engagement rings.īlue sapphires are the most popular and sought after type of sapphire. Colored stone rings and colored stone engagement rings have been steadily growing in appeal for the last decade at least, and blue sapphires are at the head of that movement. It should come as no surprise that blue sapphires, especially blue sapphire engagement rings, are only increasing in popularity as the trends for 2019 suggest. These vibrant gemstones have also always held a special importance for royalty, starting with medieval kings, who believed the stones would protect them from those who seek to do harm. Blue sapphires have captured the collective adoration of people across centuries, and are considered a symbol of love, loyalty, power, and wisdom. The color blue immediately comes to mind when imagining a gorgeous sapphire gemstone. An ideal blue Ceylon sapphire, asscher cut with lovely clarity.
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