Sapphire Necklaces

Sapphire is the one colored stone you can wear at the throat every day without thinking about it, at 9 on the Mohs scale. Every necklace here centers on a natural sapphire chosen for a blue that stays open in ordinary light.

Sapphire & Diamond Basket Pendant

$4,847.00 AUD

Blue Sapphire & Diamond Drop Pendant

$4,549.00 AUD

Fine Round Sapphire & Diamond Drop Pendant

$6,488.00 AUD

LEGACY - Princess Sapphire Pendant

$5,891.00 AUD

Royal Blue Sapphire Cushion Halo Diamond Pendant

$37,417.00 AUD

Sapphire Floral Halo Pendant

$7,681.00 AUD

Yellow diamond Marquise and Round Blue Sapphire Pendant

$12,005.00 AUD

Round Blue Sapphire and Diamond Halo Pendant

$5,742.00 AUD

Blue Princess-cut Sapphire & Diamond Men's Pendant

$6,040.00 AUD

Blue Sapphire Cushion and Diamond Drop Pendant

$9,023.00 AUD

Royal Blue Oval Sapphire and Diamond Double Halo Pendant

$22,445.00 AUD

Round Blue Sapphire and Baguette Diamond Halo Pendant

$9,918.00 AUD

Cushion Blue Sapphire and Baguette Diamond Halo Pendant

$10,514.00 AUD

Judging the blue in a pendant

A pendant is seen face on, at conversational distance, in whatever light the room has. That exposes two faults a ring often hides.

Windowing is a see-through patch in the middle of the stone where you can read what is behind it. It comes from a cut kept shallow to hold weight, and it costs both color and brilliance in exactly the spot the eye lands.
Extinction is the opposite problem: dark, dead zones that appear as the stone moves, caused by excessive tone or a weight retaining cut.

Check both indoors rather than under bright light. A sapphire that only performs under showroom spots will disappoint against a sweater.

Where the stone comes from, and what that adds

Origin moves sapphire price on its own, separately from how the stone looks.

Kashmir produces the rarest sapphires, and those sit above general circulation. Below that, Burma is the benchmark for deep blue, Sri Lanka supplies more fine material than any other source and runs brighter and more open, and Madagascar produces stones that can closely resemble Ceylon goods. Because those two can look alike and Sri Lankan origin carries a premium, a laboratory origin opinion is what makes the claim real.

Royal blue and cornflower blue are formal GRS designations rather than descriptions, and royal blue is the more expensive of the two.

Style, metal and length

Drop designs hang below the chain and give the stone movement, which suits oval and cushion shapes.
Halo designs raise the apparent saturation of the center by contrast and make a modest stone read larger.
Vintage and statement designs carry more metalwork and suit deeper, more saturated blues that can hold their own against it.

White gold and platinum keep the blue crisp and clean up any faint gray cast. Yellow gold warms and deepens it, which flatters the lighter, brighter Sri Lankan blues more than it flatters a darker stone. There is also a men's selection here, generally heavier in the chain and lower in the setting.

For length, 16 to 18 inches places a pendant just below the collarbone. Longer chains suit layering and men's pieces.

FAQ'S ABOUT SAPPHIRE NECKLACES

The center stone sets it. Color, tone, origin and treatment each move price independently, so two pendants of the same carat weight can sit far apart.

16 to 18 inches places a pendant just below the collarbone and works with most necklines. Longer chains suit layering and are the usual choice for men's pieces.

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

No. Sapphire is 9 on the Mohs scale, second only to diamond, so prong, bezel or halo is a design decision rather than a durability one.

A mid to deep blue that still transmits light reads strongest at conversational distance. Very dark stones lose life against clothing, and very pale ones benefit from a halo that raises saturation by contrast. Choose the blue that appeals to your eye in ordinary light.