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Brilliant_Rock
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My most recent purchase inspired me to make a separate thread. Or should I say, the tangible lack of reciprocity for my bursting enthusiasm for my new ring in the rest of the people in my social circle stimulated me to consider expressing said enthusiasm to a more partial audience. 
Without further ado, here's my newest sapphire ring. It is my first purchase since joining PS and comes from the PS family. The centre stone is 1.03ct, unheated, blue with a touch of violet. It came certified by AGTA and the ring setting is 14k engraved white gold from Stuller. I bought it from @ilovegemstones who I presume was willing to part with it only because she got an upgrade earlier this year. It really is a beautiful ring.
This is a very photogenic gem. Like, a very very very photogenic gem, to the point where I actually have to colour-correct the photos to make them look a bit more like what the stone is in real life. And even then, they still don't look quite right when looking at them on my computer screen.
In reality it is a very gentle blue with a touch of violet. It's not sapphire cornflower blue, but the actual flower cornflower blue (if that makes sense). In terms of saturation I would say it's somewhere in the middle and if the light is meh it can look just a tiny bit grayish. I find it to be very sparkly and even though there are some minor inclusions, they're very difficult, almost impossible to notice with the naked eye.
Typical for a sapphire, it has character. Indoor during the day it can look baby blue. In the sun it becomes vibrant and intense. And in late afternoon it started throwing pink-purplish flashes! (This photo is not colour-corrected. See what I mean about it being photogenic?)
Curious thing is it fluoresces red under LW UV light. From what I read this is indicative of Sri Lanka origin, which (even though not mentioned on the certificate) is consistent with the description given by the original seller.
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My second sapphire ring I got last summer, shortly before I joined PS. My husband tricked me into visiting the jewelry shop so I that I can see the stone. I fell for it instantly. It's like it crawled under my skin and grew roots in my brain, I was obsessed with it. So we bought it relying only on the honest word of the (admittedly very reputable) jeweler. Didn't know any better back then, but I did get it certified afterwards and everything checked out.
It's 2.11ct, heated and from Sri Lanka (the gemologist I spoke with was very certain of the origin, said there were some inclusions which were very indicative of that region). It's this rich, vivid, deep blue-blue that I can stare into for ages. The drawback is as soon as the light gets meh, it darkens quite a bit, but it doesn't bother me personally because even then it throws gorgeous blue flashes. Plus, the fact that it's not the ideal open colour that asks for the big $$$ meant we could get it without making too painful a dent in our budget.
Setting is 14k white gold and the jeweler helped me design it. It was meant as an everyday ring that I can wear with everything and in any setting. I have barely taken it off my finger for the past year.
And finally, here are the two together. I believe I've said this before, I'm a sucker for blues.
Without further ado, here's my newest sapphire ring. It is my first purchase since joining PS and comes from the PS family. The centre stone is 1.03ct, unheated, blue with a touch of violet. It came certified by AGTA and the ring setting is 14k engraved white gold from Stuller. I bought it from @ilovegemstones who I presume was willing to part with it only because she got an upgrade earlier this year. It really is a beautiful ring.
This is a very photogenic gem. Like, a very very very photogenic gem, to the point where I actually have to colour-correct the photos to make them look a bit more like what the stone is in real life. And even then, they still don't look quite right when looking at them on my computer screen.
In reality it is a very gentle blue with a touch of violet. It's not sapphire cornflower blue, but the actual flower cornflower blue (if that makes sense). In terms of saturation I would say it's somewhere in the middle and if the light is meh it can look just a tiny bit grayish. I find it to be very sparkly and even though there are some minor inclusions, they're very difficult, almost impossible to notice with the naked eye.
Typical for a sapphire, it has character. Indoor during the day it can look baby blue. In the sun it becomes vibrant and intense. And in late afternoon it started throwing pink-purplish flashes! (This photo is not colour-corrected. See what I mean about it being photogenic?)
Curious thing is it fluoresces red under LW UV light. From what I read this is indicative of Sri Lanka origin, which (even though not mentioned on the certificate) is consistent with the description given by the original seller.
* * *
My second sapphire ring I got last summer, shortly before I joined PS. My husband tricked me into visiting the jewelry shop so I that I can see the stone. I fell for it instantly. It's like it crawled under my skin and grew roots in my brain, I was obsessed with it. So we bought it relying only on the honest word of the (admittedly very reputable) jeweler. Didn't know any better back then, but I did get it certified afterwards and everything checked out.
It's 2.11ct, heated and from Sri Lanka (the gemologist I spoke with was very certain of the origin, said there were some inclusions which were very indicative of that region). It's this rich, vivid, deep blue-blue that I can stare into for ages. The drawback is as soon as the light gets meh, it darkens quite a bit, but it doesn't bother me personally because even then it throws gorgeous blue flashes. Plus, the fact that it's not the ideal open colour that asks for the big $$$ meant we could get it without making too painful a dent in our budget.
Setting is 14k white gold and the jeweler helped me design it. It was meant as an everyday ring that I can wear with everything and in any setting. I have barely taken it off my finger for the past year.
And finally, here are the two together. I believe I've said this before, I'm a sucker for blues.
I’m actually partial to the lighter blues because they don’t really get too dark in poor lighting, unlike their darker blue counterparts. The setting is gorgeous too. I love the engraving.
If I was forced to choose between lighter and darker, I'd probably go with the latter, but thankfully no one is forcing me to make such a choice. As enchanting as darker blues are to me, there's something so calming and gentle about lighter shades and I'm happy I finally have one on my finger.
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