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My 5.54 ct sapphire is here. And she is blue!

Arkteia

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OK a historian’s point of view.
Russia had its measure of horrible tzars, but Ivan the Terrible was the worst.
However, this cruel, sacral ruler had
one endearing trait.

He loved sapphires. Was addicted to them. I saw some stones from his collection. He’d play with them, look at them, they calmed him, too.

Why such a long prelude? @Acinom, if Ivan had the sapphire like yours, Novgorod, the free Russian city, could be saved from being destroyed. I am positive ))). Your stone would have the power.
 

bpaul

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I am late to this party..but do want to weigh in.:) This is cobalt blue, in my opinion.Not easy to find in
Sapphires. Is it a Kashmir origin?
 

Acinom

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OK a historian’s point of view.
Russia had its measure of horrible tzars, but Ivan the Terrible was the worst.
However, this cruel, sacral ruler had
one endearing trait.

He loved sapphires. Was addicted to them. I saw some stones from his collection. He’d play with them, look at them, they calmed him, too.

Why such a long prelude? @Acinom, if Ivan had the sapphire like yours, Novgorod, the free Russian city, could be saved from being destroyed. I am positive ))). Your stone would have the power.

I am late to this party..but do want to weigh in.:) This is cobalt blue, in my opinion.Not easy to find in
Sapphires. Is it a Kashmir origin?

Thank for these huge compliments @Arkteia and @bpaul !!
My stone is of Ceylon origin
 

Begonia

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I lust after this ring. So beautiful!
 

bpaul

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Thank for these huge compliments @Arkteia and @bpaul !!
My stone is of Ceylon origin

You are welcome! This truly is a stunningly beautiful stone, are you going to get it reset? If and when you do, please use as accent stones either baguettes in an art deco style, or half-moon diamonds forming a scalloped effect. I can visualize how gorgeous that would look!
 

finerthings

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I'm way late to the party @Acinom but have to say that your sapphire is such a dreamy lucious vivid blue... beyond words! I love the setting and can't imagine it any other way. Congrats!
 

Illinifire

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OK a historian’s point of view.
Russia had its measure of horrible tzars, but Ivan the Terrible was the worst.
However, this cruel, sacral ruler had
one endearing trait.

He loved sapphires. Was addicted to them. I saw some stones from his collection. He’d play with them, look at them, they calmed him, too.

Why such a long prelude? @Acinom, if Ivan had the sapphire like yours, Novgorod, the free Russian city, could be saved from being destroyed. I am positive ))). Your stone would have the power.

I think this is my favorite compliment I’ve ever read in my years of lurking here!!

@Acinom; I envy your ring collection and your hands!
 

worldtraveler101

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My journey started with a charming little ruby I
found at a jeweller here in Holland. Because
of the very high pricing I figured that I could
perhaps better explore other options.

A blue sapphire has always been high on
my list. On the day I had almost decided to
buy the little ruby anyway, I found this
sapphire at a local jeweller, specialized in
antique jewelry. It was love at first sight
although it looked rather dark in the very
poorly lit store.

I decided to further explore more options,
but although I found stones that had looked
better on paper (lighter, better cut, lower
Pricing) I kept getting back to this one. The
one I fell in love with immediately. There is
Something about the color that is just
mesmerizing.

It has been on a very long layaway plan and
the idea was to collect the ring in december
but as it turned out I could collect it earlier
and I couldn't have been happier!

The stone was already set in a platinum setting
from a local goldsmith. I planned to send the
stone to Victor , but the setting has really grown
on me. It has small baguette sidestones and the
setting has a very modern/classic architectural
feel about it. All parts feel logical and in place
and the baguettes fit in like glass in a modern
building.

Here is my newest addition to my colored stone
ring collection:

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Acinom.. I know this is an old post. But every time I read this story I am charmed. If its not too much, can we please request you to go on a gem hunt again? If you want, we can all share our thoughts on what you should get next but you do a great job of that as it is.
 
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