Here we have a stunning pair of unheated untreated natural blue sapphire and natural untreated fine white diamond stud earrings in solid 18K yellow gold.
These quality earrings are beautifully made in a timeless style.
To the reverse there is an 18K stamp on the butterflies, meaning solid 18 karat yellow gold. This confirmed by testing. Together the pair weigh 2.86 grams.
They are a perfect size to wear to work or casually as an everyday luxury pair of earrings. Each beautiful sapphire and diamond halo earring measures 1/4" in diameter (7.2mm). The sparkle and color contrast is just superb!
There is a total sapphire and diamond weight here of 0.45 carats (0.30 ctw sapphire, 0.15 diamonds VS G)
These exceptional natural no heat Ceylon sapphire and diamond studs are in excellent condition being ready to gift or to wear.
The quality of these earrings make them an ideal choice for a special birthday gift, a sapphire anniversary present or as part of an heirloom wedding ensemble for the perfect "something blue".
We will ship in a presentation box for safe keeping.
Unfortunately, in the last two decades many sapphires seen in modern jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals such as beryllium. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion, deep diffusion and beryllium treatment. In recent years sapphires have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a sapphire. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell sapphires with these treatments. The dazzling blue sapphires in these earrings are unheated and untreated as mother nature made them! That makes these earrings special indeed!
In recent times many diamonds especially are grown in laboratories. These diamonds are diamonds but are man made. Natural diamonds are more rare and more valuable than their man made counterparts. These man made diamonds are often set without disclosure in modern and contemporary jewelry as a cheaper alternative to natural earth mined diamonds. We do not sell synthetic diamonds. The diamonds in these earrings are natural earth mined diamonds and are untreated, which is lovely indeed.
The photos form part of the description. Like all colored stones there is a color variation that occurs in different lighting conditions both inside but also outside, even the time of day can make the color of a stone appear a little different. We do our best to show colors as we see them. Color perception is highly individual and some people can perceive more colors than others, also colors can appear somewhat different on different screens and devices due to variations in screen hardware and device display settings.
