Cut refers to the accuracy of the angles, proportions, symmetry and polish of the sapphire. It greatly affects how light travels within the sapphire, and how it exits in the form of brilliance. To optimize the natural rough, sapphires are cut into a wide variety of shapes.
Color is a matter of personal preference. Sapphires vary in color depending mainly upon their titanium and iron content, Therefore sapphire from different countries and mines have different predominant color.
✨ Main countries where sapphires are mined: Australia, Cambodia, India (Kashmir), Madagascar, Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, Thailand (Siam), Sri Lanka (Ceylon), USA (Montana).
Sapphires : Primarily blue, range from dark and purplish shades to greenish and yellowish ones. But, a natural color of sapphire will always have a greater value than a equivalent color obtained by heating or other processes.
The clarity of a sapphire is determined by the number, size and location of inclusions which are natural materials present in the stone. They reflect its fascinating geological aspects, internally and externally too, there may be the presence of fissures, fracture and cavities which affect clarity.
Transparency refers to the ability of a sapphire to transmit light. It is affected by the quantity or absence of opacity and brilliance present in the stone.