Sapphire, Reddish Orange. Approx. 1.1cwt. Natural Earth Mined. 6.8x5x3.8mm. See Video

This is a genuine earth mined sapphire, not a man made fake. Please read the IMPORTANT TERMS AND INFORMATION page at least once as it applies to all listings. 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. ($7,000 for an unheated) . 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. My price is always much lower than the retail replacement figure used by brick and mortar stores: I bought my gems directly from the source, not through various middlemen. Huge difference,

Sapphire is said to bring peace and prosperity to those that own it. The most expensive sapphire to my knowledge ( The Blue Belle) sold for approx. $17,00,000.00 at auction in 2014. Only in fairly modern times, after a massive advertising campaign, have diamonds become the usual stone for engagements. Before that sapphires ruled. Indeed, Prince William gave Kate Middleton a magnificent sapphire.