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4.45ct Blue Cushion Cut Sapphire
Make no mistake, when you see the stone in person, it is quite attractive. But we live in a world where the pictures are going to either sell the item, or turn you off to it. In this case, the pictures do not do this sapphire any favors. In person, the stone has lovely brilliance, and a very nice blue color. Not too light and not too dark.
The color banding that you notice in the pictures may look like imperfections in the stone, but they are natural characteristics of this Sapphire. This is all reflected in the price, it is a very aggressively priced stone for the size.
The photos above are ACTUAL Photos of the sapphire you will receive.
WE LOVE SAPPHIRES THAT SPARKLE
In the photo on the right, you can see what I'm talking about.
The Sapphire on the left is quite a nice one. Believe it or not, in this particular case, the Sapphire on the left had a higher price than the stone on the right - which is the stone I chose. It's making its new owner very happy as you read this.
Sparkle is the type of Sapphires, Rubies, and Emeralds we carry.
Our stones are all NATURAL - including this awesome Sapphire.
This one is a great example of the sparkle I love combined
with a deep rich color
Many Natural Sapphires, as is true of this one, are heated during the cutting and finishing process.
Why we sell heated sapphires
When shopping for the gems we offer, we have incredibly high standards. We want to carry only exceptional diamonds, and sapphires. Yet we want to do this in a way that includes the collectors, and connoisseurs, as well as "normal people" who may want to forgo some of the finer points to get more bang for the buck.
When it comes to sapphires, there is a distinction between heated, and non heated stones. If a sapphire can be cut that keeps the color saturation, and brilliance without heating, it will bring a premium over a heated stone. In some cases, a huge premium.
The evidence of heating is fairly simple for labs to detect.
We have purchased sapphires that were claimed to be non heat stones, and sent them to GIA - every time they've come back non heated. We are very choosy in our sources as well.
No matter how comfortable we are with our sources for Sapphires, we will only guarantee a sapphire "non heated" with a GIA report to back it up.
The reason we offer primarily heated sapphires is that heating can be considered a part of the cutting process for most sapphire rough. When done properly, it will produce an even color and reduce the appearance of color striations - color banding.
We can obtain non heated sapphires when needed, usually we'll have a few on the site. However, when I see a stone that has a great appearance and reasonable price that has been heated, I like to offer them.
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