First, "cornflower" sapphire
It has always been known as the best of sapphires. It has a strong blue and hazy purplish hue, giving people a unique texture and appearance like velvet. The blue color of Centauri is pure, bright, elegant and noble, and it is a rare sapphire variety. What's even more rare is that "cornflower" is produced in the world-famous Kashmir region of Za Sgall Mountain, the highest peak in the world, with an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, which is covered with snow all year round and is extremely difficult to mine. /kloc-mining in the middle of 0/9th century stopped completely in the early 20th century. The extremely rare output makes every gem look precious, and the top "cornflower" has now become the most eye-catching sapphire in the auction.
Weight 16.65 carats by van cleef &; The cornflower blue gem ring created by Arpels set a world auction record for the price of Kashmir sapphire per carat.
Second, "sapphire" sapphire
He is also a noble among sapphires, especially sapphires from Myanmar. The color is bright blue with purple tones, which has a rich, deep, noble and elegant temperament. Because royal sapphires have considerable requirements on hue, concentration and saturation, it is necessary to seek the support of reliable and authoritative laboratory certificates when purchasing.
Queen Elizabeth II has a huge sapphire brooch from Myanmar. This beautiful sapphire brooch was a gift from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria the day before her wedding. Sapphire is surrounded by 65,438+02 round diamonds, which is Queen Victoria's favorite ornament and is often worn.
Red-violet sapphire is one of the most precious colored sapphires, and it is the second sapphire with an independent name, also known as "red-violet corundum". Red-violet sapphire has a unique pink-orange color, which is composed of pink and orange. You have me, and I have you, which are indispensable and complement each other.
Fourth, pink sapphire.
Pink sapphire is one of the gem varieties with the fastest price increase in recent years, and consumers in Japan, the United States and other countries have shown great enthusiasm for it. Pink sapphire is lighter in hue than ruby, and its color saturation is not very high. It presents a delicate bright pink color, but it is not very rich.
In the colored sapphire family, its price is second only to Padparadscha Corundum, and the price of high quality is tens of thousands of yuan per carat. But if there is an obvious brown-gray tone, the value will be greatly reduced.
Five, orange sapphire
It looks beautiful, too If orange is bright and reddish, it is very popular. Its beauty is comparable to that of Padparadscha Corundum, but its output is a little higher than that of Parpardscha, so its price is not as expensive as the former.
Six, yellow sapphire
-It also illuminates the desire of gem worshippers with her bright metallic luster, and her colors range from light daisy yellow to canary deep yellow. Yellow sapphire is a precious gem for yellow sapphire lovers. In fact, colorful sapphires of any color, as long as they are bright and rare, are bound to be loved by people, and it is natural to have high value.
Seven, starlight sapphire
When a large number of tiny minerals called rutile grow inside the sapphire, six stars will appear on the top of the polished convex sapphire, which is called starlight sapphire. Inclusion brings starlight but reduces the transparency of the gem, so starlight sapphire is usually translucent to transparent, and at this time the surface of the gem presents a silky texture similar to satin, which is very charming. People are not picky about the color of starlight sapphire.
On hearing it. " E Star of Asia has a gorgeous name, so you can guess its position among the world's gems. Indeed, it is one of the largest starlight sapphires in the world, weighing 330 carats. It is produced in Myanmar and is said to have been owned by the maharaja of Jodhpur, India. "。 Asia's e-star "starlight sapphire" is quietly placed in the showcase, and the huge round sphere shines with velvet-like attractive light, which makes everyone passing by stunned, but it is very rare for such a huge gem to have such straight and perfect six stars. "Sapphire star is how to form? When rutile inclusions in sapphire are dense to a certain extent, the whole sapphire will become translucent. If cut into egg noodles in a special direction, the vertical direction of filamentous rutile will reflect the stars.