The sapphire is often called “the gemstone of the sky”, a simply magnificent gem that appears in every shade of blue one could imagine. The sapphire also comes in greys, pinks, yellow and orange but it’s the “rhapsody in blue” that delights and excites people through the ages. The sapphire is a symbol of loyalty, friendship, trust and harmony, personifying all the qualities that are noble and lasting.

Sapphires are the hardest of precious stones, second only to the diamond and like rubies they are composed of the colourless mineral corundum, which is essentially aluminium oxide. The blazing colours that give the sapphire its character are authored by the infusion of iron and chrome coupled with heat and pressure changes within the earth.