The beauty and appeal radiant blue sapphire jewelry pieces garner from admirers of precious gemstones is well-known.  Considered one of the Big 3 in the jewelry industry, the sapphire holds its own against the vibrantly colored rubies and emeralds of the gemstone family. High-quality gems, also called fancy color sapphire stones, continue to thrill a jewelry buyer's and seller's market.

Do you have a stand-out sapphire piece that needs be revealed to new, admiring eyes? Maybe you desire to add a sapphire one-of-a-kind piece to your own precious gem collection? Sapphires are inspiring new generations of jewelry lovers and stirring up an influx of precious gemstone popularity.  If you own or "fancy" fancy color sapphire stones, Phoenix, Arizona has professionally-trained local jewelers who will attend to your gemstone-specific selling or buying needs.

I'll Take the Blue Category: Fancy Color Sapphire Stones

With a romantic flare for the dramatic, the September birthstone the sapphire continues to resonate in the popularity category. But what "color" category does a sapphire fit in? There are quite a few categories. Below is a list of the fancy sapphire color categories, so you can determine where the sapphire jewelry piece you own or wish to own, falls on the color spectrum:

• Paparadscha (referred to as salmon, sunset, guava)
• Pink and Purple (blue sapphires fall into this category)
• Orange and Yellow
• Green
• Colorless (some of the most valuable sapphires)
• Black

Helpful Tidbits

If you own a blue sapphire jewelry piece, the value is in the intensity of color. Sapphires that are velvety or bluish violet in hue are the most desirable. Strong to vivid color saturation in sapphire stones equate to more dollar signs at purchase or during sell transactions. Boasting of better clarity then rubies, blue sapphires in general come with some type of inclusion. Inclusions in the form of long, thin mineral needles can intersect the sapphire itself. While numerous inclusions found in gemstones can lead to lower sell prices, in the case of inclusions that trigger a velvety appearance, they can actually increase the value.

Sapphire Sells

If you live in or around the Phoenix area and possess a sapphire gemstone or sapphire studded jewelry piece, you may have a valuable investment ready to be cashed in! Whether you wish to invest in or sell fancy color sapphire stones, Ralph Mueller can start you on the gem-stone path towards future financial security!