Sapphire is also the gemstone to mark the 45th wedding anniversary. Get as close as possible to the real thing with this look-alike from Brilliant Earth.

In other words, it was no accident that Prince William proposed to Kate with Princess Diana’s Sapphire ring. A gift of Sapphire symbolizes a pledge of loyalty, trust, and fidelity making it an ideal gemstone for an engagement ring. Sapphire is long associated with royalty and romance.

Visit the American Gem Trade Association website for tips on buying your favorite gemstones. With so many colors of Sapphire to choose from, there is likely a Sapphire to meet everyone’s taste and budget. On June 1, 2010, an exquisite Kashmir Sapphire and Diamond bracelet sold for $6.9 million at auction with Christie’s Jewels: The Hong Kong Sale, making it the world’s most expensive bracelet.Īnother valuable color is a delicate pinkish-orange known as a “Padparadscha” after the Sinhalese word for lotus flower. The most valuable color of Sapphire is a vivid pure blue often described as velvety blue, or cornflower blue.

When the corundum crystal has enough chromium to be red, it is then called a Ruby.

Sapphire birthstone