Small sapphire sides (.40 carat 4mm or under) which vendor?

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Hi! I’m in the initial stages of trying to find a pair of 4mm size or thereabouts bright blue sapphire side stones for a three stone ring I’m envisioning.

Let me start off by saying, I literally know nothing about sapphires, the sapphire market, how rare certain colors are, etc. I only know that I’d like to explore the concept of really FREAKING GORGEOUS COLOR blue side stones for my 6.3mm E color CBI that needs setting. I’ve looked at every vendor on the CS vendor list and pairs are scarce. I am likely going to go with a jeweler like David Klass or Brilliantly Engaged, so I wonder if they might have access to super nice small stones.

I don’t mind treatment. I want lively rather than sleepy. Color is important: I want pure blue, very little to no purple, and no inkiness. I don’t mind inclusions.

This is the color I like (see links).

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/help-finalizing-cads-for-blue-sapphire-take-ii.241762/

https://www.pricescope.com/communit...-2ctw-diamond-sides-in-wf-butterflies.203673/

I found these two pairs at Gemfix but they are larger than I need. Is this color close to my “dream color” above?
https://gemfix.com/gems/sapphire-blue-11-1259

https://gemfix.com/gems/sapphire-blue-11-1257

I also -think- I like this color. I have no idea how to interpret what these would look like on a ring. Gemfix says they are flashy. I’m considering this color because I saw an antique diamond ring recently with lighter cornflower blue side sapphires that was a very unusual color to see in jewelry, and really pretty.
https://gemfix.com/gems/sapphire-blue-11-1144

And this pair of earrings from DBL have a nice color and a relatively lower price. What do you think of them?
http://www.diamondsbylauren.com/ind...-blue-round-brilliant-sapphire-earrings-r6749

Last, if you have any photos of three stone rings with a diamond center and unusual or pretty color blue sapphires please share them. I guess in this day and age, luxury items like colored side stone rings are not really made. I see mostly inky sapphire colored side stones, even from Tiffanys, which is kind of shocking. I can’t seem to find images of crisper color.

Thanks in advance.

 

[dkata]

Maybe take a look at gems_in_mylife on IG!

 

[Acinom]

David can source them for you if you brief him your requirements. Added benefit is that he can get the dimensions exactly right.

I am sure BE can source sidestones as well but you need to ask them

 

[peacechick]

Yvonne Raley has a few pairs that meet your size requirement. I think this pair is freaking gorgeous:

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/617...earch_query=Sapphire&ref=shop_items_search_34

Eta, the above are over 4mm, these ones here are under:
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/483...earch_query=Sapphire&ref=shop_items_search_15

 

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Yvonne Raley has a few pairs that meet your size requirement. I think this pair is freaking gorgeous:

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/617...earch_query=Sapphire&ref=shop_items_search_34

Eta, the above are over 4mm, these ones here are under:
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/483...earch_query=Sapphire&ref=shop_items_search_15

Thanks, I saw those first ones on Yvonne’s page and do love the color. Maybe not as neon as my ideal color reference, but a pure blue nonetheless. I could go up in size too, with a butterfly or trellis type design.

 

[LightBright]

Maybe take a look at gems_in_mylife on IG!

Just dialed them up. Oh WOW!!! Gorgeous stuff, I’m going to look closely. Thank you!

 

[LightBright]

David can source them for you if you brief him your requirements. Added benefit is that he can get the dimensions exactly right.

I am sure BE can source sidestones as well but you need to ask them

Thank you this is a great idea. David seems to know everybody, ha likely to have great sources.

 

[prs]

Africa Gems have calibrated, precision cut, blue sapphires in sizes up to 4mm. It looks like they have AAA, AA, and A color grades. David would likely know how good the AAA really is.

https://www.africagems.com/bluesapphire.html

 

[LightBright]

Africa Gems have calibrated, precision cut, blue sapphires in sizes up to 4mm. It looks like they have AAA, AA, and A color grades. David would likely know how good the AAA really is.

https://www.africagems.com/bluesapphire.html

Thank you for the source! I’ll check it out. If anone here has info on what those color grades actually mean, I’d be interested. I’ll google it too.