10 Fun facts about Sapphire

Sapphire is the birthstone for the month of September! This exceptional stone conceals many particularities and remarkable facts:

1/ The hardest stone after the diamond

On the Mohs scale, sapphire has a hardness of 9, just below diamond. This means that in practice, only other stones of the same family and the diamond can scratch it. Longevity thus assured!

2/ Sapphire is not just blue!

Yes if you only mention "sapphire", it defaults to a blue sapphire. But the colors of sapphires are multiple: yellow, green, orange, pink, purple... all the colors of the rainbow!

3/ A red sapphire... is a ruby!

Ruby and sapphire are stones from the same family, corundums. The chromium contained in corundum colors it red, while the blue comes from the presence of iron or titanium, for example.

4/ Sapphire is not just on jewelry

The incredible properties of this gem mean that it is used in industry. You will also find on watches, synthetic sapphire lenses are resistant to scratches thanks to the properties of sapphire.

5/ A sapphire symbol of love... royal

Prince Charles presented Lady with a 12-carat sapphire ring Diana in 1981, making the sapphire a symbol of royal love... It is now worn by Kate Middleton. Another ring adorned with an even more historic sapphire was sold at auction in 2013: that of Napoleon Bonaparte in Joséphine

6/ The sapphire also contains stars...

Sapphires can be starry! One of the largest is the Star of Bombay (182 carats)

7/ Some record figures on sapphire

Among the most important cut sapphires, that of 486 carats, the "Blue Giant of the Orient", and the record in 2015 is the "Star of Adam" with 1404 carats!
Keep an eye out for records, there may be more!!

8 / Exceptional stones throughout History

Sapphire has been appreciated since Antiquity! The finery of Queen Marie-Amélie, wife of Louis-Philippe, is today in the Louvre Museum, while the Stuart Sapphire of the English crown is in the Tower of London... Moreover, until By the end of the 17th century, sapphire was only worn by royalty and high-ranking ecclesiasts...

9/ Sapphires can be changeable...

There are sapphires called “change color”. Depending on the type of lighting, they change color. A fascinating feature!

10/ Beyond the physical qualities, so many symbols for the sapphire...

Sapphire is traditionally a symbol of truth and peace, wisdom and fidelity. 

Discover the entire selection of jewelry adorned with sapphires: Sapphire Collection