![]() ![]() Even Napoleon gave to his beloved wife Josephine a two stone sapphire and diamond engagement ring.Sapphires make stunning gifts for anyone born in September or celebrating a 5th or 45th wedding anniversary.Īlthough sapphire typically refers to the rich blue gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, this royal gemstone occurs in a rainbow of hues. Royal blue Sapphires, often worn by medieval kings, some of whom believed that the gemstones would protect them from their enemies. People even believe that the naming “royal blue” is because of wearing the sapphires. Deep blue Sapphires have long been associated with royalty. ![]() In addition it impressed the royalty by the ‘powers’ and beauty of this remarkable stone. Poeple would even use it as an antidote for poison and would even believe that Sapphire could cure illness. In the Middle Ages people believed the wearer was protected from evil and witchcraft. Sapphire is known for its special powers and symbolizes nobility and faithfulness. Note: so there are no red Sapphires, we call them Rubies! Shifting from blue in daylight to blue-purple in incandescent light. Sapphires are also famous because of their colour change variety. Classic blue sapphires contain iron and titanium, while more chromium turns it into a ruby. Sapphires get their amazing colours from trace elements in the mineral corundum. Not sure which present to give? Sapphire is also known as a traditional gift for those celebrating 5th or 45th anniversaries and is the Zodiac gemstone for: Pisces, Taurus, Virgo, and Sagittarius. The Sapphire gemstone became the official September birthstone in 1912. But sapphires actually come in almost every colour: purple, peach, orange, yellow, green, teal, and even pink which is also the rarest colour of them all. Even the word sapphire derives from the Latin and Greek word for blue. Most people think of the famous deep blue colour when they think of a this popular gemstone. ![]() Popular in ancient Roman, Persia, and throughout the Middle Ages and loved by Royalty. We have been treasuring Sapphires as some of the most precious gemstones on earth for thousands of years now. But maybe Sapphire is even the most popular of them all. Birthstones, they all have something mystical and magical. ![]()
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