This vintage sapphire engagement ring is crafted in lavish platinum, weighs 2.6g and measures 6.25mm wide and 5mm deep. In classically distinct period design, this alluring Vintage Engagement Ring of outstanding finesse exposes a prong-set 0.71ct brilliant-cut diamond graded J color and SI1 clarity, embraced by a pair of flanking prong-set cushion-faceted sapphires graded a most enchanting 'medium indigo-blue' color and 'good' clarity. This assemblage of color-contrasting precious stones is mounted within pierced openwork settings embellished with inverted pear-shaped silhouettes. Delicately arched and shielded shoulders of this Engagement Ring lead to a spherical platinum band and an easily sizable shank.

Ancient civilizations embodied the sky above as 'a gigantic blue sapphire stone into which the earth was embedded' available today in varying blue sky colors, from the 'deep-blue' of the evening skies to the 'bright-blue' of a clear and beautiful summer sky. Available in a multitude of rainbow colors, sapphires can display the bright fireworks of sunset colors from green, yellow, pink, orange, blue to purple, characteristically adopting the term 'fancy' to refer to non-blue sapphires. Traditionally referred to as a blue stone, the sapphire is associated with sympathetic emotions and a state of harmony connected to friendship and loyalty. The blue sapphire is today connected to permanence and reliability, symbolizing faithfulness while expressing love and yearning, explaining why women throughout the world choose sapphire engagement rings. Graded 8 on Mohs’ scale of hardness, the sapphire belongs to the corundum family consisting of heated and pressurized crystallized aluminum oxide within the earth's core. Minor proportions of other elements mainly iron and chrome award the corundum crystals their blue, yellow, pink, or greenish colors. This highly praised gemstone can only be found in a few places on earth and has to be brought to light through laborious procedures. Resulting from a major avalanche in Cashmere in 1880, sapphires were mined intensively for eight years, establishing the upper limits of quality. Exclusive to the Cashmere sapphire is the fact that it does not change color when exposed to artificial light, exhibiting a pure and intensive blue enhanced by a fine, silky gloss. While the oldest sapphire mines are located in Ceylon, known today as Sri Lanka, sapphires of this origin today are distinguished by their luminosity and the brilliance of their 'light to medium-blue' color. Found in India, Burma, Ceylon, Thailand, Australia and Brazil, the value of sapphires is dependant on their size, color and transparency but Cashmere, Burmese and Ceylon sapphires are the most highly valued and cherished sapphires in the world.

…..for Guys only…..a note from the Ladies….

I have been asked personally by a number of female recipients of Fay Cullen Engagement Rings to respectfully draw the attention of future male Engagement Ring shoppers to our much coveted English Silver or Swarovski Crystal Wedding Ring Boxes which they were unfortunately not given, but which they discovered on our site after their proposal! You may wish to give serious thought to a Custom-made, Contour-fitted Wedding Band due to the fact that we only offer this service at the time of purchase, prior to shipping. Thank you!

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Suggested Retail Price: $8,000.00 Your Price: $5,200.00 $3,200.00 Wholesale Price: $4,000.00