Blue Sapphire and Cubic Zirconia Ring

Size 16 ring made of rhodium-plated 925 sterling silver, featuring seven faceted blue sapphires in a navette cut and prong-set to enhance their color. The design is completed by two half-hearts filled with cubic zirconia that embrace two intensely colored sapphires. It is a delicate and elegant piece of jewelry.

The elements that give it color are iron and titanium in blue sapphire, and vanadium in violet. Iron determines the yellow and green tones, chromium the pink color, and inclusions of rutile needles produce a silky luster. In ancient European and Indian cultures, it was considered the stone of Saturn, representing the sky, the world of angels, magic, loyalty, and friendship. In antiquity, and to some extent even into the Middle Ages, the term sapphire was generally understood to refer to what is now known as lapis lazuli.

Origin: Sri Lanka.

Properties: It provides uprightness, instills wisdom, and enhances judgment and the structuring of thoughts. Known as the stone of wisdom.

Zodiac sign: Pisces