Purple Sapphire Engagement Rings

Our purple sapphire engagement rings feature extraordinary sapphires in purple, magenta, and color-shifting hues. These rare stones are set in elegant designs that embrace individuality, ideal for those who value uniqueness and beauty beyond the ordinary.

Vibrant Orange Gemstones

Tip #4- Orange Delight: Citrine, orange sapphire, and spessartite garnet are gemstones that are available in shades of orange. Madeira citrine and deep golden citrine are warm and inviting. Orange sapphires can be the color of an orange peel, a bright, cheerful and eye catching color or they can be found with hints of yellow for more of a yellow-orange or golden orange color. Fine spessartite garnet also has the vibrant color of an orange peel. It is also found with shades of brown and red.

Tip #10- Peach Sensations : Peach gemstones include morganite and the prestigious padparadscha sapphire. Morganite is generally a light peach or light pink color. The padparadscha sapphire has an exquisite combination of peach and pink, just like the lotus blossom, from which it gets its name. Padparadscha sapphires are extremely rare, more rare than any other color sapphire. The shade of peachy-pink can vary from lighter to vivid. Lower quality padparadscha can be found with brownish tones. At MyJewelrySource, we strive to offer one or two padparadscha sapphire rings for the lady who truly wants a special one of a kind ring.

About Sapphires

Although sapphire means blue in Latin, sapphires can be found in a rainbow of colors. Kings once believed these stones offered protection form harm and envy. Sapphires are calm and relaxing. Until the discovery of extraordinary stones in Kashmir in 1880, Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) was the standard bearer of sapphire. The Kashmir supply was essentially exhausted by 1930, leaving Sri Lanka as the location of the world's most beautiful sapphires. Sapphires are also mined in Madagascar, Australia and Thailand. Sapphires come other colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and pink. Colors other than blue are referred to as " fancy sapphires ". Sapphire is the traditional gift for the fifth and forty-fifth wedding anniversaries and the birthstone for September.

Sapphire Enhancement

Although cutting is the most basic enhancement method necessary to display the beauty of a gemstone, there are many fascinating methods by which man has demonstrated his ability to draw maximum color, luster, clarity and brilliance from nature's earthbound treasures. A basic understanding of these enhancement techniques will add to your appreciation of the beauty, durability and value of the gemstone jewelry you already own, or plan to purchase in the future. Most sapphires are treated with heat after being mined. Heat treatment of sapphires is a permanent, industry accepted treatment requiring no additional care over that of unheated sapphires. There are other treatments used to enhance the color of sapphires which are not industry accepted, may not be permanent, and therefore not sold by our company. Approximately, 99% of sapphires used in jewelry are heated, leaving 1% which are unheated and considered very rare. You should assume that the sapphires sold at MyJewelrySource are heated unless stated otherwise.

Buying a Sapphire

All in all, sapphire can be considered the ideal colored gemstone. Besides excelling in color selection, sapphire excels in durability with a rating of 9 on the Mohs scale of hardness. Sapphires in sizes of 1 carat and over are considered to be important. Some inclusions are accepted although certainly not as many as with ruby or emerald. Nearly all of the sapphires at MyJewelrySource.com are eye clean and most important, all are pleasing to the eye. We offer a wide range of colors from a traditional Ceylon blue, to rich lustrous royal blue, to many styles with pink, orange, and yellow sapphires.

Sapphire Care

Since sapphires are tough and durable, they can withstand most cleaning methods. While steaming and ultrasonic cleaning will not damage the gemstone, these methods are not recommended by MJS as they may loosen the setting, and subsequently, stones may fall out. Your sapphire jewelry may be cleaned with a soft-bristled brush or a cloth with plain or soapy water. Sapphires must not be put in boiling hot water. Avoid exposure to hairspray, perfume and chlorine, which can dull gemstones.

Fun Fact

Historically, deep purple and magenta sapphires were overlooked in favor of their more famous blue counterparts. Early gem traders sometimes dismissed them as "off-color" sapphires, believing that their unusual hues were the result of flawed crystal formation. However, as gemstone appreciation evolved, collectors began to recognize that the presence of both chromium (which gives rubies their red hue) and iron can create stunning shades of rich violet, lavender, and intense magenta. Today, these sapphires are celebrated for their rarity and bold, vibrant beauty, making them a unique and valuable alternative to traditional blue sapphires.