Hold for Tess: Approx. 1ct Unheated Purplish Red Sapphire. Solid Gold Setting . Size 7. September Birthstone. See Video

This ring features a purplish red sapphire, eye clean, 6x5mm sapphire. The setting is approx 14k solid yellow gold., but setting was made off shore and is not hallmarked. The smaller melee stones consist of 28 1.7 5mm and 20 1.5 mm ( over 1cwt total) sapphires. I do not sell man made stones. All my gems are earth mined. Expect imperfections. Size 7. Any questions, please ask.

IMPORTANT. No discount can be applied to gold settings. They are basically at my cost and provided as a service for those that buy stones. Setting made off shore by someone I have dealt with for decades, who does good work. I no longer make settings. Any questions, please ask.
Sapphires WHOLESALE to the trade today for approx. $50 for a 1 cwt stone of VERY low grade quality to approx. $3,000 for a one carat example of extra fine quality. Larger sizes increase cost dramatically. The price goes up to well over $20,000 or more per cwt. for extra fine larger examples. ($40,000 for unheated) The retail price will be several times that, depending on the retailers markup.

Sapphire is the birth stone for those born in September. Corundum, with traces of iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium or magnesium responsible for the color. Sapphires are 9 on the mohs scale, right behind diamond ( moh's10)
Sapphire is said to bring peace and prosperity to those that own it.
Sapphires are not as expensive as the other corundum, Ruby. The most expensive sapphire to my knowledge sold for approx. $17,00,000.00 at auction.