Jewel of the Week – Padparadscha Sapphire Ring

Published on: June 10th, 2011

Fabulous Jewelry Shared by Pricescope Members

After a long week at the Vegas jewelry shows, it is lovely to log on to PS and see all of the new jewelry posted on the forum. We have so much exquisite jewelry represented right here on Pricescope, and we appreciate you sharing and making this community remarkable. For the last five months, we’ve been featuring a Pricescope Jewel of the Week, and we are excited to continue this new tradition.

This week’s featured jewel is a padparadscha sapphire and diamond ring posted by baby nurse. Thanks everyone for posting your gorgeous jewelry in the Show Me the Bling forum!

Sapphire Diamond Ring

Posted by baby nurse

Sapphire ring by Steven Kirsch

Baby nurse’s padparadscha sapphire and diamond ring was made to commemorate the birth of her second child. The 1.5 carat (unheated) padparadscha sapphire displays the lovely mixed hue of orange and pink. “Padparadscha” roughly translates to “lotus blossom” in Sinhalese, and just as the petals of the lotus may graduate in color, these fancy colored sapphires generally range from light to medium in tone with different degrees of saturation. The sunset hued gem is set in platinum with surrounding pave.