What can I expect to pay for a 1Ct. cornflower blue sapphire?

[pgrogan]

I am trying to buy my wife a sapphire necklace for her birthday, unfortunately I am a bit ignorant when it comes to colored gems.

Counting just the stone, how much should I expect to pay for a Cornflower Blue 1Ct. quality pear shaped Sapphire? Any suggestions on where to shop? I have looked at the natural sapphire company, and the pricing is much higher that I wish to pay. I realize that they have quality unheated stones....but I''m not concerned with the heat treatment process. Where can I get quality heated sapphires?

Thanks for your help.

 

[MustangFan]

I would say nothing under $600 and not over $1500
try www.awesomegems.com
www.simplysapphire.com
www.mineralminers.com
www.wildfishgems.com
www.ascstones.com

Pears are hard to find as normally they only cut it into this shape if the rough is close to the shape of a pear.
but they are certainly worth the wait!!!

and would make a beautiful necklace!!

 

[pgrogan]

Thanks for the help, but of the 5 suggestion that you gave, 3 don''t work.

www.awesomegems.com - working page
www.simplysapphire.com - godaddy.com holding page
www.mineralminers.com - working page
www.wildfishgems.com - page does not load
www.ascstones.com - page not found

Anyone else with suggestions or can anyone comment on the 2 vendor links above that are working?

 

[singingbell]

I can''t offer advice, but here are the corrected links to two of the Web sites that didn''t work for you:

www.simplysapphires.com (add an extra ''s'')
www.acstones.com (delete an extra ''s'')

The "Wild Fish Gems" link should be correct -- it worked for me just now.

 

[MustangFan]

sorry I was just going by memory. If you type these names in a search engine it will find them

i think it''s www.simplysapphires.com

 

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Here''s a good site: http://www.ajsgems.com/index.htm#Our%20Gemstones