Sapphire

THE CORINDON FAMILY: Ruby & Sapphire

Sapphire is one of the four great gemstones, along with ruby, emerald and diamond. It is a silicate belonging to the corundum family. Corundum can be any color. When it's red, it's called ruby; when it's blue, it's called sapphire. Other colors are called green sapphire, pink sapphire or yellow sapphire ....and leucosaphir if the stone is colorless. 

With a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale, corundum is highly resistant to scratches, and its zero cleavage makes it one of the most impact-resistant stones. 

The blue color of sapphires is caused by the presence of iron and titanium in the stone's chemical composition. The more iron, the darker the stone.

Most sapphires are mined in Southeast Asia, the most famous being Ceylon sapphires.

The physical, chemical and aesthetic qualities of corundum give designers immense creative freedom. 

Chouchane rings by Laura Sayan feature faceted rubies or sapphires. Patrick Voillot works with exceptional stones and matches them to creations with animal themes, such as the ring Little Tiger ring set with sapphires or the Lion King set with rubies and white sapphires, set in yellow gold. Colored sapphires are also featured, Mad Private sublimates a green sapphire thanks to a blackened Silver ring and pink sapphires contrast with the opaque green of jade on jewelry creations by Nadine Asoy.

Alexandra Abramczyk uses a variety of sapphire colors to create colorful, cheerful creations. Her bracelets, necklaces and rings are truly rainbows, sublimating the body. The bracelet sapphires bracelet from Mad Precious & Ethical follows this trend, while taking a responsible approach by using Fairmined-labeled gold.

Discover our selection of sapphire-set jewelry!!!