Cant get this sapphire out of my head

[whitewave]

It's a verneuil sapphire. Does anyone have any experience with one? I've never heard of it before.

 

[arkieb1]

"The Verneuil process, also called flame fusion, was the first commercially successful method of manufacturing synthetic gemstones, developed in 1902 by the French chemist Auguste Verneuil."

Link to read more;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verneuil_process

Your photo shows a darkish Royal blue synthetic sapphire which can be found easily either as an Antique in jewellery on places like Rubylane or you should be able to also easily find a modern synthetic sapphire the same colour.

 

[whitewave]

Thanks. This one is a little over 4 carats and is $1,200. Not knowing anything about synthetics, that seemed high to me.

 

[chrono]

I have a hangup with synthetics but if it were a natural untreated 4 ct sapphire, it will cost nearly $10K, not $1K.

 

[whitewave]

Thanks. I can't buy it right now anyway-- too much in the works at the moment. I also slight synthetics in my mind. I will start looking for sapphire solitares-- I think that is what I am drawn to.