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My first sapphire

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A755C507-685E-4FC1-BBFC-0E1A55D89320.jpeg Yes thanks to PS, another one bites the dust! I started out collecting gems with tourmalines. I decided to never look at the expensive stones like spinels and sapphires. It lasted a year. After one year thanks to an amazing cutter I got mahenge spinels. Now I have like 10 spinels of all kinds. Then I told myself ok this is it, no sapphires for you. It’s too expensive, that’s a dangerous road. And now 2 years later.... I just cleared out all my savings and here it is!

It’s just under 6 mm and I love it. Origin is Ceylon and I should get it in a few weeks.

Is this what you guys call cornflower blue?
 

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I'm not sure how the color would be classified but it is absolutely gorgeous!!! Cannot wait to see more pictures!
 
I like it! Looks great for a first sapphire!
 
What a gorgeous blue! How will you set it?
 
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Acinom said:
What a gorgeous blue! How will you set it?
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No plans yet ! It kind of just happened. Gosh that sounds so movie like haha.

But I’d imagine a minimalistic ring setting. Maybe something like this one but I’m afraid it may darken the stone... what do you think?
 
In my far from expert opinion it is a richer color than cornflower, and that's a good thing! It is beautiful. I too have always sworn off sapphire (except the one I was given) and ruby because of the cost and the treatments, but lately have been hearing the siren song. We will see...
 
Really lovely....petite but mighty! Such a rich color. I love the simple setting idea so that you can also stack it with bands and other rings.
 
wow! crazy super pretty! congrats!!!
 
Bluegemz said:
Really lovely....petite but mighty! Such a rich color. I love the simple setting idea so that you can also stack it with bands and other rings.
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Thank you so much! I hope that works :)
 
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
 
I absolutely love it! So beautiful! I wouldn’t bezel it... my experience is that it does darken the stone a bit. I think bezeling is good for light stones.
 
It’s lovely! I also love a simple solitaire setting for it!
 
What a gorgeous colour - it really pops!
 
Stunning inspiration set. Personally I would not bezel your stone just to be sure. It might darken the stone a bit.
 
Acinom said:
Stunning inspiration set. Personally I would not bezel your stone just to be sure. It might darken the stone a bit.
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Hmm true and I have a spess I can do this kind of setting for instead. It’s a very bright spess so it shouldn’t make any differnce to it at all. Then for this, hmmm what should I do? I like simple delicate settings. Any suggestions for low cost simple settings ?
 
peacechick said:
I absolutely love it! So beautiful! I wouldn’t bezel it... my experience is that it does darken the stone a bit. I think bezeling is good for light stones.
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You’re right. I think I felt that too.

Rubybrick said:
It’s lovely! I also love a simple solitaire setting for it!
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Thank you so much, please do suggest if you have any ideas!

Garnetgirl said:
What a gorgeous colour - it really pops!
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That is so kind, thank you :). I got very lucky with this one.
 
Ahhh so so pretty. Congrats!
 
Wow, congrats on your first sapphire purchase! I think you did very well, which might mean that sometimes it's better to wait to pull the trigger lol. :P2 My first sapphire was not as gorgeous as yours. Yours is a dreamy blue. :rolleyes2:

In terms of setting, I would not go with a bezel, even if it doesn't darken the stone. My thought is that prongs are just more versatile for switching out the stone, and after some years you may want more than a simple and minimalistic setting for this beauty, so if you want to upgrade the setting in the future, you can if you set her in prongs now. :geek2:
 
Wow that is gorgeous. If it is the stone I am thinking of then I think katarath hand picked it with yvonne -- so you know it will have sublime colour :D. Congratulatios :dance:.
 
voce said:
Wow, congrats on your first sapphire purchase! I think you did very well, which might mean that sometimes it's better to wait to pull the trigger lol. :P2 My first sapphire was not as gorgeous as yours. Yours is a dreamy blue. :roll2:

In terms of setting, I would not go with a bezel, even if it doesn't darken the stone. My thought is that prongs are just more versatile for switching out the stone, and after some years you may want more than a simple and minimalistic setting for this beauty, so if you want to upgrade the setting in the future, you can if you set her in prongs now. :geek2:
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Thank you. Yes I will go with a 4 pronged setting for sure.
 
qubitasaurus said:
Wow that is gorgeous. If it is the stone I am thinking of then I think katarath hand picked it with yvonne -- so you know it will have sublime colour :D. Congratulatios :dance:.
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Wow ! I’m amazed... yes it is! Is there a thread about that somewhere?
 
Rare gem lover said:
A755C507-685E-4FC1-BBFC-0E1A55D89320.jpeg Yes thanks to PS, another one bites the dust! I started out collecting gems with tourmalines. I decided to never look at the expensive stones like spinels and sapphires. It lasted a year. After one year thanks to an amazing cutter I got mahenge spinels. Now I have like 10 spinels of all kinds. Then I told myself ok this is it, no sapphires for you. It’s too expensive, that’s a dangerous road. And now 2 years later.... I just cleared out all my savings and here it is!

It’s just under 6 mm and I love it. Origin is Ceylon and I should get it in a few weeks.

Is this what you guys call cornflower blue?
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Your sapphire is gorgeous, Rare gem lover! To my eye, it falls between cornflower and royal blue. I had a 5 mm sapphire that was in that same color range I bought from Yvonne. Sadly it was in a ring that I sold a few months ago:-( I generally like bezel settings because they are safe, but in this case, I agree that it might darken up the stone too much. Can't wait to see how you set it!
 
leslie1956 said:
Your sapphire is gorgeous, Rare gem lover! To my eye, it falls between cornflower and royal blue. I had a 5 mm sapphire that was in that same color range I bought from Yvonne. Sadly it was in a ring that I sold a few months ago:( I generally like bezel settings because they are safe, but in this case, I agree that it might darken up the stone too much. Can't wait to see how you set it!
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Thank you Leslie! Would love to see the ring you sold, do share a pic if you have any. I’ve never bought from Yvonne before. And this is of course by accident
 
I love the color! :love:
 
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