Sapphire Earrings

Sapphire keeps its color at small sizes better than almost any other gem, which is what makes it work in studs and hoops as well as in drops. Every pair here is set with natural sapphires, matched across the piece.

Blue Round Sapphire & Diamond Earrings

USD 4,050

Round Blue Sapphire and Diamond Cuff Earrings

USD 4,050

Blue Sapphire and Diamond Pave Couture Earrings

USD 12,600

Round Blue Sapphire and Diamond Halo Earrings

USD 6,050

Blue Round Sapphire & Diamond Halo Stud Earrings

USD 10,050

How sapphire behaves in small stones

This is the practical thing to know before you choose a size.

Saturation drops as stones get smaller. Less depth of material means less color, so a half carat sapphire often reads paler than the same rough would at two carats. For studs, look for stones with slightly deeper tone than you would want in a ring.
Very dark stones go flat at small sizes. Without the size to carry the tone, a near black sapphire loses life and simply reads dark on the ear.
Halo and pavé settings correct for this. White diamonds next to a lighter sapphire raise its apparent saturation by contrast, which is why small stones often look stronger framed than bare.

Matching across the pair

Color and tone should match closely enough that the pair reads as one piece at conversational distance.
Size should match within a fraction of a millimeter.
Cut should match, or one earring will flash noticeably harder than the other.

In hoop and pavé designs there are many stones rather than two, so what matters is consistency along the whole line rather than a single pairing. Look at the piece as a whole rather than at any individual stone.

Choosing the style

Studs are the most worn and the easiest to live with. Sapphire is 9 on the Mohs scale, so they handle sleeping, showering and daily wear without complaint.
Hoops carry sapphires around the curve and catch light from every angle as you move.
Drops hang below the lobe and suit larger, more saturated stones.
Halo and pavé designs use diamonds to raise the apparent color of the sapphires.
Flower motifs cluster several stones, where evenness of color across the cluster is what to judge.

White gold keeps the blue crisp and clean. Yellow gold warms and deepens it, which suits the brighter, more open Sri Lankan blues better than it suits a very dark stone.

FAQ'S ABOUT SAPPHIRE EARRINGS

The stones set it, and matched pairs carry a premium over single stones of the same quality. Color, tone, origin and treatment each move price independently of carat weight.

Less depth of material means less color. A stone that would read as a rich blue at two carats can read noticeably paler at half a carat, which is why deeper toned rough is chosen for small stones.

A lot of sapphires on the market are heated, which is permanent, stable and accepted throughout the trade. We focus on unheated stones, and treatment is disclosed on every piece.

Yes. At 9 on the Mohs scale sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness, and earrings take fewer knocks than any other piece. Have the backs and settings checked periodically.

Center sapphires of real size can carry individual reports. Small accent diamonds and the many stones in hoop or pavé designs are graded as a group instead, which is standard across the industry.