Heated and Unheated Sapphire Rings

From the engagement ring to the wedding band, the ring is the jewellery that expresses a feeling, carries an emotion and tells a story. The ring is the jewel of symbol par excellence. At Pierres de Julie, we carefully select our vintage jewellery. Our most beautiful vintage rings are the perfect gift for any occasion, or simply to treat yourself.

Buying an antique or vintage sapphire ring in Paris

Whether you're looking for a classic model like the traditional Pompadour ring or Marguerite ring to seal an engagement, or an American wedding ring set with sapphires for a wedding, you're sure to find the model that's right for you in our selection.

Choosing the setting for a sapphire ring

You need to be aware of the tastes of the person who will be wearing the jewellery: are they a fan of yellow gold? Does she prefer the more discreet look of white gold or white gold? Sapphire goes perfectly with either, so the choice is yours.

Which sapphire to choose?

Sapphire belongs to the very exclusive club of precious stones, which has only four members: diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires.

At Pierres de Julie, we offer a wide range of sapphire rings in different colours to suit every taste.

The best-known sapphire is blue, but did you know that there are other colours of natural or even colourless sapphires?  Green, pink, yellow, orange, black or even colourless, the sapphire surprises us with the range of its shades. So how much do you really know about sapphires? Let's take a look at this fascinating stone.

The price of sapphire

The price of a sapphire depends on a number of factors, ranging from a few hundred euros for a single carat to tens of thousands of euros for the most valuable stones.

To determine the price of a sapphire, five main criteria are examined: weight, purity, colour density, cut and whether or not it has been treated.

The history of sapphire

This stone is said to be "precious" when it is blue. So when we talk about "sapphire", the word is associated with this hue, otherwise we always have to specify its colour: pink sapphire, yellow sapphire, orange sapphire, green sapphire, etc.

Chemically speaking, it is an aluminium oxide coloured by titanium (which gives it its blue colour) and by iron (which darkens the gem to a greater or lesser extent depending on the iron content).

In ancient Greece, sapphire was known as hyacinth, the name given to the blue iris.

Sapphire and ruby are the same stone, but sapphire is blue and ruby is red, and they both belong to the corundum family.

Corundum is the second most scratch-resistant gem family after diamond, with a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale.

Significance and beliefs about sapphire

A gemstone may be chosen for its colour or shape, but sometimes it is the meaning or property of the gem that determines the choice. The sapphire is a symbol of truth and wisdom.

Sapphire expertise and certified gemmologist

Pierres de Julie will help you make the right choice. A sapphire ring for an engagement, a distinguished wedding band, elegant sapphire earrings for a birthday, a refined bracelet, a diamond sapphire watch as a gift: you can put your trust in Julie Mialet, an expert gemmologist who is always ready to listen to your wishes and preferences.

Thanks to a rigorous selection of sapphires, Julie Mialet, a gemmologist trained at the Institut National de Gemmologie in Paris, offers you a wide choice of stones, heated or unheated, of the highest quality, most of which are certified by the leading laboratories (LFG, Gem Paris or Carat Gem Lab).

If you are interested in sapphires, don't hesitate to discover what Les Pierres de Julie has to offer in shop...

We are also available for free appraisals of your sapphire jewellery. To arrange this, send an email with your photos to contact@lespierresdejulie.com.