Autumn in New England
Ideal_Rock
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I owned a few fine but deeper blues before this one, and they'd always let me down in one light or another. I purposely went all out with this one to avoid that, so she'd be my last blue sapphire. She has never disappointed me... low light, sun light, and everything in between... even incandescents. You'll notice she has a touch of that velvet luminosity, but without the heavy silk. These aren't glamour shots; she literally glows. I feel like a proper Burma blue can stand toe-to-toe with Kashmir stones (so don't feel like you neeeed to pay a premium for an Indian stone... as you know, Ceylon sapphires are also quite nice, if sometimes a bit lighter).
As I've said before, a blue sapphire had better leap out at you in photos/videos for it be truly vivid in person. And here's the key, IMO... not only must you aim for a 6+ saturation. You also need to shoot for a solid 5 tone or a 6 max. I think it's much easier to nail the saturation than the tone. As saturation deepens, so too does the tone oftentimes. Naturally, cut is also very important. This was not the shape I wanted (a chubby oval), but Inken had it recut to maximize its brilliance without sacrificing much weight. A small compromise (or two) is usually in order! I can't wait to see which stone ends up speaking to you!!
It’s glorious!
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