10 Fun facts about Sapphire

Sapphire is the birthstone for September! This exceptional stone conceals many peculiarities and remarkable facts:

1/ The hardest stone after the diamond

On the Mohs scale, sapphire has a hardness of 9, just below diamond. This means that in practice only other stones of the same family and the diamond can scratch it. A longevity thus guaranteed!

2/ The sapphire is not only blue!

Yes if you only mention "sapphire", it means by default that it is a blue sapphire. But the colors of sapphires are multiple: yellow, green, orange, pink, purple... all the colors of the rainbow!

3/ A red sapphire... is a ruby!

Ruby and sapphire are stones of the same family, corundum. The chromium contained in a corundum colors it red, while the blue will come from the presence of iron or titanium, for example.

4/ Sapphire is not only on jewelry

The incredible properties of this gem make it used in industry. You will also find on watches, synthetic sapphire crystals are scratch resistant thanks to the properties of sapphire.

5/ A sapphire symbol of love... royal

Prince Charles gave a ring adorned with a 12 carat sapphire to Lady Diana in 1981, making the sapphire a symbol of royal love... It is now worn by Kate Middleton. Another ring adorned with an even more historic sapphire was sold at auction in 2013: that of Napoleon Bonaparte to Joséphine

6/ The sapphire also contains stars...

Sapphires can be starry! One of the biggest is the Star of Bombay (182 carats)

7/ Some record figures on sapphire

Among the most important cut sapphires, that of 486 carats, the "Blue Giant of the Orient", and the record in 2015 is the "Star of Adam" with 1404 carats!
Watch the records, there may be others!!

8 / Exceptional stones throughout history

The sapphire has been appreciated since Antiquity! The finery of Queen Marie-Amélie, wife of Louis-Philippe is today in the Louvre Museum, while the Stuart Sapphire of the Crown of England is in the Tower of London... Moreover, until at the end of the 17th century, the sapphire was only worn by royalty and high-ranking clergymen...

9/ Sapphires can change...

There are sapphires that are called "change color". Depending on the type of lighting, they change color. A fascinating feature!

10/ Beyond the physical qualities, so many symbols for the sapphire...

The sapphire is traditionally a symbol of truth and peace, wisdom and fidelity. 

Discover the entire selection of jewelry adorned with sapphires: Sapphires Collection