White Sapphires!


Are these diamonds? No, they don’t seem to be. White Sapphires are a valuable gemstone, quite a lot of the mineral corundum. Not like rubies, sapphires and fancy-coloured sapphires, they’re colourless and often known as White Sapphires or leukosapphires as they’re void of hint components which normally present colors to a gem. These White Sapphires mimic the qualities of a diamond. They’re typically promoted primarily as diamond substitutes; the lustre and fantastic thing about diamond substitutes are onerous to differentiate by a nonprofessional as they imitate one other gem and are sometimes called stimulants. These gems have been used traditionally as diamond substitutes in jewelry. Chaitanya V Cotha, Govt Director, C. Krishniah Chetty Group Of Jewellers, shares insights on this stunning gemstone.

Then why not select a White Sapphire for diamonds?


Effectively. Compared, each are pure, stunning and sturdy. Nevertheless, with some prime variations, they’re identifiable by the appear and feel. From the visible look, each are colourless, however there could be a noticeable distinction within the brilliance and hearth that they have a tendency to emit. White Sapphire tends to provide sparkles of silvery-white-grey, whereas diamonds sparkle in rainbow colors with some white combined with it. White Sapphires must be squeaky-clean to keep up their sparkle as they have a tendency to look extra see-through than diamonds.

Most pure sapphires exist in Southeast Asia, Africa, the Center East, and the western components of the US.

Pure White Sapphires are extremely uncommon than different fancy-coloured sapphires. White Sapphire is swish and extremely stunning and is available in giant sizes apart from being reasonably priced. These gems have a royal historical past and maintain a singular degree of sophistication when studded in nice jewelry.

What shapes are related to White Sapphires?


Like all gems, White Sapphires seem in all kinds of outlines. One can select from a vast wide selection of rounds, ovals, emeralds, princesses, hearts, radiant and so forth!

Hello! There’s something exceptional about these clear crystals. They are often faceted to supply a windowpane look from the highest. Is it not superb? Effectively, assume if we might personalise our initials have it enamelled and positioned beneath the gem, or place a slice of valuable Opal with its wealthy play of color or have unique lower work in gold to kind a base for setting.

Indian jewellers have an enormous assortment of jewelry, some that spotlight the White Sapphires in 18 kt gold tones of rose, white and yellow. Usually accentuated with the contrasting gems of rubies, tanzanite, pink sapphires, black onyx and extra.

Do you know?


White Sapphire was found on the island of Naxos in Historical Greece and related to Apollo, God of Mild and Solar. These gems had been thought of sacred and therefore, referred to as the ‘Stone of the Gods.’