From the moment you are born, the gemstone that best represents you is destined to be your birthstone.
The first to propose the concept of "birthstone" is said to be a historian called Joseph more than 2,000 years ago, who believed that each person's birth month corresponds to an astrological body, which can be expressed on earth through gemstones.
As long as you wear the right birthstone, you can get the magical effect of bringing good luck! January's birthstone is garnet, February's is amethyst ....
Our September birthstone is the sapphire!
01 Why is sapphire the September birthstone?
Because in European and American culture, September symbolizes sincerity, truth, loyalty and nobility!
All these characteristics coincide with the sapphire, and everyone agrees with the use of sapphire to express this spiritual attachment.
In addition, they also particularly called the star sapphire "stone of destiny". Think it is the incarnation of the star in the sky on earth, wearing it has the role of reversing fate, pointing out the direction of life.
And on the European continent ......
It is the existence of a million people like a fan
Queen Mary, Princess Diana
Elizabeth Taylor - Duchess of Windsor .....
Their personal experience, all because of this deep blue color embellishment, seem more and more legendary.
Although the sapphire is so hard and brilliant, but want to capture the hearts of many emperors, then .... A beautiful symbolism is naturally indispensable!
Wear the right sapphire, blessed for life
Sapphire is a symbol of "loyalty, fidelity, love".
It also gives people a sense of depth and elegance
In fact, it is very suitable for the introverted, low-key oriental women to wear
Sapphire has a long history, beautiful legends, and can also be used as a witness of love.
02 The most reliable sapphire selection tips
i Color
Sapphire from light blue, sky blue, partial other shades of blue and then up, there are cornflower and then transition to royal blue, these colors and other colored gemstones, certainly also look at the saturation and intensity.
ii Crystals
Sapphire often appear color banding, this is not very avoidable, and there will be, for example, Sri Lanka will often appear rutile needle, these are in fact very natural phenomenon.
iii Cutting
Generally speaking, sapphires are mixed cut, that is, the upper part may be cut into brilliant, the lower part will be cut into step, but in any case, we still try not to miss the bottom, as far as possible to achieve the full backfire.
iV Size
Sapphire and ruby compared to although they are corundum family of gemstones, but the sapphire will often be large, we often see more than 10 carats, more than 20 carats, more than 30 carats, so the sapphire try to collect as large as possible on it.
V Origin
Don't just believe others say it's Kashmir, Kashmir basically exists in two places, one is the auction, there is a private large collectors hands, followed by Myanmar and Sri Lanka, Myanmar production area of sapphire is very few, often out of high-quality sapphire, but the production is really very small, stable output is Sri Lanka!
Vi Burnt and unburnt
If it is less than 1 carat, don't mind too much about burnt and unfired, because burnt it doesn't change the nature of the gemstone, it won't add oil and vinegar inside the gemstone, it is also considered as a natural gemstone, if it is more than 1 carat, if you can reach the budget, you should try to choose unfired and try to buy it as big as you can.
Vii Certificates
There are a lot of certificates, we try to choose, authoritative, international, more well-known international organizations can be.