Sapphire The Stone For September
The name sapphire comes from the Greek for blue. In the 1800's sapphire and rubies were known to be corundums. Today all the colours of corundums, except red, are known as sapphires, the red being ruby.Sapphires can also be yellow and green caused by a small amount of iron in the stone. Pink sapphires are formed by chrome. Sapphires can also be brown and almost clear in colour with the orange variety known as Padaradscha which means lotus flower.
Since antiquity sapphires have been found in Sri Lanka. Today the precious stones are also mined in Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Burma, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Kashmir blue colour is the most beautiful and the most valuable is the Burmese sapphire.
Star sapphires are particularly beautiful having a half dome cut with star like light effect. Coming in shades of blue and blue/grey. Star sapphires are very suitable to use in jewellery created for gentlemen.
The sapphire symbolises loyalty and the permanence of relationships is one of the beliefs linked to this stone.
At the Trevor Towner showroom there are always a large selection of beautiful jewellery made with sapphires and sapphires and diamonds.
For a more unusual gift an unset sapphire can be chosen and the recipient can decide which piece of jewellery they would like to have made with Trevor's skills. Truly a present which will last a lifetime and always hold the special memory of the occasion when it was given.
